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Fundamentals of Operating Systems

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  1. A. M. Lister

    1. University of Queensland, Australia

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  2. R. D. Eager

    1. University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 1-7

  3. Functions and Characteristics of an Operating System

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 8-14

  4. Concurrent Processes

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 15-29

  5. The System Nucleus

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    Pages 30-47

  6. Memory Management

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 48-71

  7. Input and Output

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 72-87

  8. The Filing System

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 88-107

  9. Resource Allocation and Scheduling

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 108-133

  10. Protection

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 134-147

  11. Reliability

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 148-161

  12. Job Control

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 162-171

  13. Conclusion

    • A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager
    Pages 172-176

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 177-191
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About this book

An updated edition of this student textbook paying particular attention to the areas of memory management, input and output, files and the user interface, resource allocation and scheduling and details of job control and command languages.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Queensland, Australia

    A. M. Lister

  • University of Kent, Canterbury, UK

    R. D. Eager

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fundamentals of Operating Systems

  • Authors: A. M. Lister, R. D. Eager

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19371-4

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: A.M. Lister and R.D. Eager 1988

  • Edition Number: 4

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 191

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Operating Systems

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