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Operating System Concepts

Operating System Concepts

Operating System Concepts
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Operating System Concepts Hardback - 2002

by Galvin, Peter Baer, Gagne, Greg, Silberschatz, Abraham

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Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John. Used - Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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  • Title Operating System Concepts
  • Author Galvin, Peter Baer, Gagne, Greg, Silberschatz, Abraham
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition INTERNATIONAL ED
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 976
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, Hoboken, NJ
  • Publication date 2002-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP11344425
  • ISBN 9780471250609 / 0471250600
  • Weight 3.17 lbs (1.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.6 x 6.3 x 1.68 in (24.38 x 16.00 x 4.27 cm)
  • Category Computers - Operating Systems
  • Library of Congress subjects Operating systems (Computers)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003272255
  • Dewey Decimal Code 005.43
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

Silberschatz: Operating Systems Concepts, 6/e Windows XP Update Edition, the best selling introductory text in the market, continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The 6/e Update Edition offers improved conceptual coverage, added content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations and a new chapter on the newest Operating System to capture the attention of critics, consumers, and industry alike: Windows XP.

* Brand new chapter on the newest operating system, Windows XP.
* Brand new chapter on Threads has been added and includes coverage of Pthreads and Java threads.
* Brand new chapter on Windows 2000 replaces Windows NT.
* Out with the old, in with the new! All code examples have been rewritten and are now in C.
* Client-server models and NFS coverage has been moved to an earlier part of the text.
* More, more, more... The sixth edition now offers increased coverage of small footprint operating systems such as PalmOS and real-time operating systems.
* Updated! Core material in every chapter has been updated, as has coverage of Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD.

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