Understanding operating systems /
Ann McIver McHoes, Ida M. Flynn .
- 5th ed.
- Boston : Thomson Course Technology, c2008.
- xix, 577 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Flynn's name appears first on the previous editions.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-566) and index.
Content:Operating system theory: Introducing operating systems -- Memory management; early systems -- Memory management; virtual memory -- Processor management -- Process management -- Concurrent processes -- Device management -- File management -- Network organization concepts -- Management of network functions -- Security and ethics -- System management -- Operating systems in practice: -- UNIX operating systems -- MS- DOS operating system -- Windows operating systems -- Linus operating systems -- Appendixes.