Operating Systems: Concurrent and Distributed Software Design - Brossura

Bacon, Jean; Harris, Tim

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ISBN 10: 0321117891 ISBN 13: 9780321117892

Casa editrice: Addison-Wesley, 2003

Riassunto

Both theory and practice are blended together in order to learn how to build real operating systems that function within a distributed environment. An introduction to standard operating system topics is combined with newer topics such as security, microkernels and embedded systems. This book also provides an overview of operating system fundamentals. For programmers who want to refresh their basic skills and be brought up-to-date on those topics related to operating systems.

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L'autore

Jean Bacon

is Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College. She teaches operating systems, distributed systems and computer architecture, with her research in the area of distributed systems for which Cambridge is a centre of excellence.

Tim Harris

is Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College. He recently received his doctorate on extensible operating systems.

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Shelving category: Operating Systems/Concurrency/Distributed Systems

Title: Operating Systems

Subtitle: Concurrent and Distributed Software Design

Authors: Jean Bacon and Tim Harris

Today's software systems rely on the concepts of concurrency, modularity and distribution, both within the design of the operating system and those systems that it supports. The modern approach of this book acknowledges that distributed systems are now commonplace and a reader is more likely to be using one than a centralized time-sharing system. This avoids the focus on centralized systems, instead placing the operating system within its context and providing an overview of system components and their relationships. Java is used throughout to illustrate object-oriented concepts, concurrent algorithms and distributed programming.

* Core OS concepts and functions are explained

* Covers the latest developments in OS theory and practice

* OS case studies in UNIX, LINUX, Windows 2000/NT, JVM

* Objects, concurrency and transactions are unifying themes

* Incorporates Java throughout the book

* System security is covered in a full chapter

* Integrated approach to database and distributed system design

* Further case studies on Web services, Middleware and Transaction Processing

Operating Systems is an ideal text for undergraduates on modern operating systems courses. Programmers, software engineers and systems designers will also gain new insights into the integrated nature of today's system software.

Jean Bacon is a Reader at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College. She teaches operating systems, distributed systems and computer architecture, with her research in the area of distributed systems for which Cambridge is a centre of excellence.

Tim Harris is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College. He recently received his doctorate on extensible operating systems. As well as systems courses he teaches concurrent programming in Java.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Addison-Wesley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0321117891
• ISBN 13: 9780321117892
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 720
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile