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Operating Systems: Principles, Design and Applications is an ideal resource for anyone who wants to gain a basic understanding of operating systems in the context of the applications in which they are used. The main focus of this text is to foster an understanding of operating system fundamentals: what types of services they provide, how various applications interface with them, and the restrictions they have on those applications. Making this book unique in its approach is the inclusion of a wide range of example systems and detailed case studies of the Linux and Inferno operating systems. By combining a traditional set of topics with this real-life contextual background, readers will achieve an enriched understanding of the material, which they can immediately apply to the world of operating systems. Key Features Rich illustrations provide clear, visual explanations of hard-to-grasp concepts Selected code fragments from real systems are incorporated throughout the book, allowing readers to see first-hand how pieces fit together Coverage of the wide variety of operating systems that goes beyond Windows and Linux, addressing the reality that there are many other valuable operating systems in existence End-of-chapter exercises reinforce key concepts and provide the opportunity to apply what has been learned Table Of Contents 1. Introduction to Operating Systems 2. Some Example Operating Systems 3. Inferno Structure and Initialization 4. Linux Structure and Initialization 5. Principles of Process Management 6. Some Examples of Process Management 7. Process Management in Inferno 8. Process Management in Linux 9. Principles of Memory Management 10. Some Examples of Memory Management 11. Memory Management in Inferno 12. Memory Management in Linux 13. Principles of I/O Device Management 14. Some examples of I/O Device Management 15. I/O Devices in Inferno 16. I/O Devices in Linux 17. Principles of File Systems 18. Some Examples of File Systems 19. File Systems in Inferno 20. File Systems in Linux 21. Principles of Operating System Security 22. Principles of Distributed Systems