Operating Systems. Concurrent and Distributed Software Design.

Bacon, Jean and Tim Harris:

ISBN 10: 0321117891 / ISBN 13: 9780321117892

Edité par Reading: Addison-Wesley, 2003

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Series: International Computer Science Series. xxxiii 878p large heavy paperback, pinkish-grey cover, intact binding, wear to covers and spine, corners bent, marks and labels to endpapers, a good used copy from a Cambridge college library, scruffy exterior but pages clear and free from markings Language: English Weight (g): 1634. N° de réf. du vendeur 239698

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Titre : Operating Systems. Concurrent and ...

Éditeur : Reading: Addison-Wesley

Date d'édition : 2003

Reliure : Paperback

Etat : Good

Edition : Edition originale

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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.