An introduction to operating systems /
Harvey M. Deitel.
- Rev. 1st ed.
- Reading, Mass.. London : Addison-Wesley, c1984.
- xxviii, 673 p : ill ; 24 cm + pbk
- World student series .
Ill. on inside cover.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part 1: Overview -- Introduction -- Hardware, Software, Firmware -- Part 2: Process Management -- Process Concepts -- Asynchronous Concurrent Processes -- Concurrent Programming: Monitors; the ADA Rendezvous -- Deadlock -- Part 3: Storage Management -- Real Storage -- Virtual Storage Organization -- Virtual Storage Management -- Part 4: Processor Management -- Job and Processor Scheduling -- Multiprocessing -- Part 5: Auxiliary Storage Management -- Disk Scheduling -- File and Database systems -- Part 6: Performance -- Performance Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation -- Analytic Modeling -- Part 7: Networks and Security -- Network Operating Systems -- Operating Systems Security -- Part 8: Case Studies -- Case Study: UNIX Systems -- Case Study: VAX -- Case Study: CP/M -- MVS -- VM: A Virtual machine operating system.