
Operating Systems
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1974
- Authors: Dionysios C. Tsichritzis, Philip A. Bernstein
- Editor: Werner Rheinboldt
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 7 7 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 8 5 8 - 3
Operating Systems deals with the fundamental concepts and principles that govern the behavior of operating systems. Many issues regarding the structure of operating systems,… Read more

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Request a sales quoteOperating Systems deals with the fundamental concepts and principles that govern the behavior of operating systems. Many issues regarding the structure of operating systems, including the problems of managing processes, processors, and memory, are examined. Various aspects of operating systems are also discussed, from input-output and files to security, protection, reliability, design methods, performance evaluation, and implementation methods. Comprised of 10 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of what constitutes an operating system, followed by a discussion on the definition and properties of the basic unit of computation within an operating system, the process. The reader is then introduced to processor allocation schemes as well as various classes of scheduling disciplines and their implementations; memory management functions; and virtual memory. Subsequent chapters focus on input-output and files; protection in an operating system; and design and implementation of an operating system. The book concludes by describing two operating systems to help the reader visualize how the major components of a system interact in a complete system: the Venus Operating System developed by MITRE Corp. and the SUE nucleus, designed at the University of Toronto. This monograph is intended for fourth-year undergraduates and first-year graduate students, as well as lecturers who plans to institute a course on operating systems.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes to the InstructorPart I. Principles Chapter 1. Operating System Functions and Concepts 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Operating Systems 1.3 Resource Allocation 1.4 The Supervisor 1.5 Conclusion Problems 17 Chapter 2. Processes 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Process Definition 2.3 Process Implementation 2.4 Process Communication 2.5 Low-Level Synchronization Primitives 2.6 High-Level Synchronization Primitives 2.7 Deadlocks Problems Chapter 3. Processor Allocation 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Multiprogramming 3.3 Multiprogramming Scheduling Methods 3.4 Multilevel Scheduling 3.5 Final Remarks Problems Chapter 4. Memory Management 4.1 Memory Management Functions 4.2 Linking Methods 4.3 Storage Allocation 4.4 Overlaying 4.5 Job Swapping 4.6 Segmentation 4.7 Paging 4.8 Segmentation with Paging 4.9 Linking Using Segmentation with Paging Problems Chapter 5. Virtual Memory 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Hardware Devices for Virtual Memory 5.3 Allocation Strategies in Segmentation and Paging 5.4 Analysis of Paging Systems 5.5 Final Remarks ProblemsPart II. Techniques Chapter 6. I/O and Files 6.1 Introduction 6.2 I/O System 6.3 Basic File System 6.4 Logical File System 6.5 Access Methods 6.6 Data Base Management Systems 6.7 Example of a Simple File System 6.8 Conclusion Problems Chapter 7. Protection 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Domains and Capabilities 7.3 Describing the Protection Status 7.4 Protection Implementation 7.5 Capability Passing and Format 7.6 Security 7.7 Conclusion Problems Chapter 8. Design 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Design Methodology 8.3 A Design Approach 8.4 Project Management 8.5 Concluding Remarks Problems Chapter 9. Implementation 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Choice of Implementation Language 9.3 Program Engineering 9.4 Program Verification 9.5 Performance Evaluation 9.6 Conclusion Problems Chapter 10. Examples of Systems 10.1 Introduction 10.2 The SUE System 10.3 The Venus Operating System 10.4 Other Systems ProblemsAppendix I. Data Structures I.1 Definition of Terms I.2 Sequential Allocation of Lists I.3 Linked Lists I.4 Management of Linked Lists I.5 Stacks I.6 Queues I.7 Dequeues I.8 TablesAppendix II. Computational Structures II. 1 Introduction II.2 Petri Nets II.3 Computational Schemata II.4 A Model for the Deadlock Problem II.5 ConclusionAppendix III. A Toy Operating System III.1 Introduction III.2 Simulated Hardware III.3 The Toy Operating System III.4 ConclusionAnnotated ReferencesIndex
- No. of pages: 318
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1974
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483247762
- eBook ISBN: 9781483268583
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