Fundamentals of Operating Systems José Alves Marques - Paulo Mendes

FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATING SYSTEMS José Alves Marques - Paulo Mendes Scientific guidance by INESC Editorial Presença ISBN: 9789722311038 Pages: 435 Dimensions: 240x170 mm. Copy in very good condition, clean, without annotations. PRICE: €16.00 POSTAGE INCLUDED via Standard Mail/Editorial Mail, valid while this service remains available to private individuals. Registered Mail incurs an additional fee according to the current rate. This book conveys the foundational knowledge required to understand how this indispensable software layer operates—its key components and mechanisms—and how system functions can be used to program concurrent applications. The presentation of topics is organized around three major themes: the definition of a generic operating system, both from the perspective of computational models and implementation; the analysis of real-world systems, with attention to covering various types of systems relevant to commercial and industrial contexts; and concurrent programming languages as an evolution of the computational model provided by modern operating systems. The text establishes a straightforward connection between fundamental concepts underlying operating system operation and real-world systems—particularly Unix and VAX/VMS. It also highlights how operating system mechanisms can be leveraged for programming complex applications. A pedagogical work intended for university courses or advanced technical training programs in computer engineering and technology.