Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles (8th-Global Ed)

Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles (Global Edition) Author: William Stallings Format Mixed media product | 800 pages Dimensions 178 x 230 x 28mm | 999.98g Publication date 01 May 2014 Publisher Pearson Education Limited Publication City/Country Harlow, United Kingdom Language English Edition statement 8th edition Illustrations note w. figs. and tables ISBN10 1292061359 ISBN13 9781292061351 Intended for use in a one- or two-semester undergraduate course in operating systems for computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering majors Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles provides a comprehensive and unified introduction to operating systems topics. Stallings emphasizes both design issues and fundamental principles in contemporary systems and gives readers a solid understanding of the key structures and mechanisms of operating systems. He discusses design trade-offs and the practical decisions affecting design, performance and security. The book illustrates and reinforces design concepts and ties them to real-world design choices through the use of case studies in Linux, UNIX, Android, and Windows 8. - Original (Guaranteed) 100%