Harvey M. Deitel, Paul J. Deitel, David R. Choffnes
3rd ed
Reading, Mass. :
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.,
2004
xxxvi, 1209 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction to operating systems -- Hardware and software concepts -- Process concepts -- Thread concepts -- Asynchronous concurrent execution -- Concurrent programming -- Deadlock and indefinite postponement -- Processor scheduling -- Real memory organization and management -- Virtual memory organization -- Virtual memory management -- Disk performance optimization -- File and database systems -- Performance and processor design -- Multiprocessor management -- Introduction to networking -- Introduction to distributed systems -- Distributed systems and web services -- Security -- Case study: Linux -- Case study: Windows XP -- Glossary