Operating systems : a concept-based approach

PART I FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Overview of Operating Systems Chapter 3 Processes and Threads Chapter 4 Scheduling Chapter 5 Memory Management Chapter 6 Virtual Memory Chapter 7 File Systems Chapter 8 Security and Protection PART II ADVANCED TOPICS Chapter 9 Process Synchronization Chapter 10 Message Passing Chapter 11 Deadlocks Chapter 12 Implementation of File Operations Chapter 13 Synchronization and Scheduling in Multiprocessor Operating Systems Chapter 14 Structure of Operating Systems PART III DISTRIBUTED OPERATING SYSTEMS Chapter 15 Distributed Systems Chapter 16 Theoretical Issues in Distributed Systems Chapter 17 Distributed Control Algorithms Chapter 18 Recovery and Fault Tolerance Chapter 19 Distributed File Systems Chapter 20 Distributed System Security ExercisesBibliographyIndex