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Operating Systems

by Gary Nutt · 1997

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Coverage of mobile and wireless systems introduced. - Chapter on security updated and expanded. - More on threads, including UNIX and Windows threads, as well as a project. - Information added on SMP/multiprocessors. - Pedagogy redesigned to enhance readability. - Extensive new exercises to provide practice for students. - Presents the underlying theory of operating systems, and illustrates this material with examples from real operating systems. - NEW! Coverage of mobile and wireless systems introduced. - NEW! Chapter on security updated and expanded. - NEW! More on threads, including UNIX and Windows threads, as well as a project. - NEW! Information added on SMP/multiprocessors. - NEW! Pedagogy redesigned to enhance readability. - NEW! Extensive new exercises to provide practice for students. - Presents the underlying theory of operating systems, and illustrates this material with examples from real operating systems.

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