Understanding operating systems /

McIvers McHoes, Ann , 1950-

Understanding operating systems / Ann McIver , Ida M. Flynn - 5th ed. - Australia ; United Kingdom : Thomson Course Technology, [2008] - xix, 577 p. : ill., figs. ; 24 cm

Flynn's name appears first on the previous editions

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part one: Operating systems theory -- Introducing operating systems -- Memory management: early systems -- memory management: virtual memory -- Processor management -- Process management -- Concurrent management -- Device management -- File management -- Network organization concepts -- Management of network functions -- Security and ethics -- System management -- Part two: Operating systems in practice -- UNIX operating system -- MS-DOS operating system -- Windows operating systems -- Linux operating system

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Operating systems (Computers)
Operating systems