... System Calls 622.4 Types of System Calls 662.5 System Programs 742.6 Operating- System Design andImplementation 752.7 Operating- System Structure 782.8 Operating- System Debugging 862.9 Operating- System ... Open-Source Operating Systems 431.13 Summary 47Exercises 49Bibliographical Notes 52Chapter 2 Operating- System Structures2.1 Operating- System Services 552.2 User and Operating- System Interface ... 1 Introduction1.1 What Operating Systems Do 41.2 Computer -System Organization 71.3 Computer -System Architecture 121.4 Operating- System Structure 191.5 Operating- System Operations 211.6...
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... dataand code. Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne 20021.1 Operating System Concepts Chapter 1: Introduction■ What is an Operating System? ■ Mainframe Systems■ Desktop Systems■ Multiprocessor Systems■ ... Distributed Systems■ Clustered System ■ Real -Time Systems■ Handheld Systems■ Computing Environments Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne 20021.12 Operating System Concepts Parallel Systems■ Multiprocessor ... 20022.9 Operating System Concepts Device-Status Tablexiv ContentsChapter 3 Operating- System Structures3.1 System Components 553.2 Operating- System Services 613.3 System Calls 633.4 System Programs...
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