Applied Operating System Concepts

- New edition of the bestseller provides readers with a clear description of the concepts that underlie operating systems- Uses Java to illustrate many ideas and includes numerous examples that pertain specifically to popular operating systems such as UNIX, Solaris 2, Windows NT and XP, Mach, the Apple Macintosh OS, IBM's OS/2 and Linux- Style is even more hands-on than the previous edition, with extensive programming examples written in Java and C- New coverage includes recent advances in Windows 2000/XP, Linux, Solaris 9, and Mac OS X- Detailed case studies of Windows XP and Linux give readers full coverage of two very popular operating systems- Also available from the same authors, the highly successful Operating System Concepts, Sixth Edition (0-471-25060-0)Silberschatz, Abraham is the author of 'Applied Operating System Concepts', published 2003 under ISBN 9780471355809 and ISBN 0471355801.