Content of this book: The text is organized in eight major parts: Overview, Chapter 1 and 2 explain what operating systems are, what they do, and how they are designed and constructed. These chapter discuss what the common features of an operating system are and what an operating system does for the user. Process management. Chapter 3 through 7 describe the process concept and concurrency as the heart of modern operating systems. Memory Management. Chapters 8 and 9 deal with the management of main memory during the excution of a process. To improve both the utilization of the CPU and the speed of its response to its users, the computer must keep several processes in memory. Storage management. Chapter 10 through 13 describe how mass storage, the file system, and I/O are handled in a modern computer system. The file system provides the mechanism for on-line storage of and access to both data and programs. Protection and security. Chapter 14 and 15 discuss the mechanisms necessary for the protection and security of computer systems.Case studies. Chapter 16 and 17 in the text, along with Appendices A and B. (which are available on (www.wiley.com/college/siberschatz), present detailed case studies of real operating systems, including Linux, Windows 7, FreeBSD, and Mach. Coverage of both Linux and Windows 7 are presented throughout this text; however, the case studies provide much more detail. Chapter 18 briefly describe a few other influential operating systems.//yeni
