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Understanding Operating Systems

by: Flynn,Ida M.

Understanding Operating Systems

by: Flynn,Ida M.

ISBN 13:
9780534423667
ISBN 10:
0534423663
Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 03/08/2005
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Summary

This fourth edition blends operating systems theory and practice in a well-organized way. Its innovative two-part approach explores operating systems theory and development in the first section, and discusses the four most widely-used operating systems (MS-DOS, Windows, Linux, and UNIX) in the second. Each chapter has been updated for currency, and a brand-new chapter on System Security has been added.

Part One Operating Systems Theory

(396)

Introducing Operating Systems

(28)

What is an Operating System?

(1)

Operating System Software

(4)

Machine Hardware

(3)

Types of Operating Systems

(2)

Brief History of Operating Systems Development

(9)

1940s

(2)

1950s

(2)

1960s

(1)

1970s

(1)

1980s

(1)

1990s

(2)

Current Operating Systems

(4)

System Architecture

(1)

Threads

(1)

Multiprocessing Configurations

(2)

Conclusion

(1)

Key Terms

(2)

Exercises

(3)

Memory Management: Early Systems

(32)

Single-User Contiguous Scheme

(2)

Fixed Partitions

(2)

Dynamic Partitions

(2)

Best-Fit Versus First-Fit Allocation

(6)

Deallocation

(1)

Case 1: Joining Two Free Blocks

(1)

Case 2: Joining Three Free Blocks

(1)

Case 3: Deallocating an Isolated Block

(1)

Relocatable Dynamic Partitions

(6)

Conclusion

(1)

Key Terms

(2)

Exercises

(7)

Memory Management: Virtual Memory

(48)

Paged Memory Allocation

(7)

Demand Paging

(5)

Page Replacement Policies and Concepts

(10)

First-In First-Out

(2)

Least Recently Used

(5)

The Mechanics of Paging

(1)

The Working Set

(2)

Segmented Memory Allocation

(3)

Segmented/Demand Paged Memory Allocation

(3)

Virtual Memory

(2)

Cache Memory

(5)

Case Study: Memory Management in Linux

(2)

Conclusion

101

(1)

Key Terms

102

(2)

Exercises

104

(7)

Processor Management

111

(30)

Overview

112

(2)

Job Scheduling Versus Process Scheduling

114

(1)

Process Scheduler

114

(6)

Job and Process Status

116

(1)

Process Control Blocks

117

(2)

PCBs and Queueing

119

(1)

Process Scheduling Policies

120

(1)

Process Scheduling Algorithms

121

(12)

First-Come, First-Served

122

(2)

Shortest Job Next

124

(1)

Priority Scheduling

125

(1)

Shortest Remaining Time

126

(2)

Round Robin

128

(2)

Multiple-Level Queues

130

(3)

A Word About Interrupts

133

(1)

Conclusion

134

(1)

Key Terms

135

(2)

Exercises

137

(4)

Process Management

141

(32)

Deadlock

142

(2)

Seven Cases of Deadlock

144

(6)

Conditions for Deadlock

150

(1)

Modeling Deadlocks

151

(4)

Strategies for Handling Deadlocks

155

(8)

Starvation

163

(2)

Conclusion

165

(1)

Key Terms

166

(1)

Exercises

167

(6)

Concurrent Processes

173

(30)

What is Parallel Processing?

174

(2)

Typical Multiprocessing Configurations

176

(2)

Master/Slave Configuration

176

(1)

Loosely Coupled Configuration

177

(1)

Symmetric Configuration

177

(1)

Process Synchronization Software

178

(3)

Test-and-Set

180

(1)

Wait and Signal

180

(1)

Semaphores

181

(1)

Process Cooperation

181

(6)

Producers and Consumers

183

(3)

Readers and Writers

186

(1)

Concurrent Programming

187

(3)

Applications of Concurrent Programming

187

(3)

Threads and Concurrent Programming

190

(7)

Thread States

191

(2)

Thread Control Block

193

(1)

Concurrent Programming Languages

194

(1)

Ada

194

(1)

Java

195

(2)

Case Study: Process Management in Linux

197

(1)

Conclusion

198

(1)

Key Terms

199

(1)

Exercises

200

(3)

Device Management

203

(48)

Types of Devices

204

(1)

Sequential Access Storage Media

205

(3)

Direct Access Storage Devices

208

(9)

Fixed-Head Magnetic Disk Storage

209

(1)

Movable-Head Magnetic Disk Storage

209

(2)

Optical Disc Storage

211

(5)

Magneto-Optical Storage

216

(1)

Flash Memory Storage

216

(1)

DASD Access Times

217

(3)

Fixed-Head Devices

217

(1)

Movable-Head Devices

218

(2)

Components of the I/O Subsystem

220

(3)

Communication Among Devices

223

(3)

Management of I/O Requests

226

(7)

Device Handler Seek Strategies

227

(4)

Search Strategies: Rotational Ordering

231

(2)

Raid

233

(6)

Case Study: Linux Device Management

239

(2)

Device Classes

239

(1)

open and release

240

(1)

Conclusion

241

(2)

Key Terms

243

(3)

Exercises

246

(5)

File Management

251

(34)

The File Manager

252

(2)

Responsibilities of the File Manager

252

(1)

Definitions

253

(1)

Interacting with the File Manager

254

(7)

Typical Volume Configuration

255

(1)

About Subdirectories

256

(2)

File Naming Conventions

258

(3)

File Organization

261

(4)

Record Format

261

(1)

Physical File Organization

262

(3)

Physical Storage Allocation

265

(5)

Contiguous Storage

266

(1)

Noncontiguous Storage

267

(2)

Indexed Storage

269

(1)

Access Methods

270

(2)

Sequential Access

270

(1)

Direct Access

271

(1)

Levels in a File Management System

272

(2)

Access Control Verification Module

274

(3)

Access Control Matrix

275

(1)

Access Control Lists

275

(1)

Capability Lists

276

(1)

Lockwords

277

(1)

Data Compression

277

(1)

Case Study: File Management in Linux

278

(2)

File Names

279

(1)

File Directories

279

(1)

Data Structures

280

(1)

Conclusion

280

(1)

Key Terms

281

(2)

Exercises

283

(2)

Network Organization Concepts

285

(34)

Basic Terminology

286

(2)

Network Topologies

288

(6)

Star

289

(1)

Ring

289

(2)

Bus

291

(1)

Tree

292

(1)

Hybrid

293

(1)

Network Types

294

(3)

Local Area Network

294

(1)

Metropolitan Area Network

295

(1)

Wide Area Network

295

(1)

Wireless Local Area Network

295

(2)

Software Design Issues

297

(10)

Addressing Conventions

297

(1)

Routing Strategies

298

(2)

Connection Models

300

(3)

Conflict Resolution

303

(4)

Transport Protocol Standards

307

(6)

OSI Reference Model

307

(4)

TCP/IP Model

311

(2)

Conclusion

313

(1)

Key Terms

313

(2)

Exercises

315

(4)

Management of Network Functions

319

(26)

History of Networks

320

(3)

Comparison of Network Distributed Operating Systems

320

(3)

DO/S Development

323

(15)

Memory Management

323

(2)

Process Management

325

(5)

Device Management

330

(2)

File Management

332

(4)

Network Management

336

(2)

NOS Development

338

(3)

Important NOS Features

339

(1)

Major NOS Functions

340

(1)

Conclusion

341

(1)

Key Terms

342

(1)

Exercises

343

(2)

Security and Ethics

345

(28)

Role of the Operating System in Security

345

(3)

System Survivability

346

(1)

Levels of Protection

346

(1)

Backup and Recovery

347

(1)

Security Breaches

348

(8)

Unintentional Intrusions

349

(1)

Intentional Attacks

349

(7)

System Protection

356

(7)

Antivirus Software

356

(2)

Firewalls

358

(1)

Authentication

359

(2)

Encryption

361

(2)

Password Management

363

(4)

Password Construction

363

(2)

Password Alternatives

365

(1)

Social Engineering

366

(1)

Ethics

367

(1)

Conclusion

368

(1)

Key Terms

369

(2)

Exercises

371

(2)

System Management

373

(24)

Evaluating an Operating System

374

(1)

Cooperation Among Components

374

(6)

Role of Memory Management

375

(1)

Role of Processor Management

375

(1)

Role of Device Management

376

(1)

Role of File Management

377

(2)

Role of Network Management

379

(1)

Measuring System Performance

380

(7)

Measurement Tools

380

(3)

Feedback Loops

383

(2)

Monitoring

385

(2)

Accounting

387

(2)

Patch Management

389

(3)

Patching Fundamentals

390

(2)

Software Options

392

(1)

Timing and the Patch Cycle

392

(1)

Conclusion

392

(1)

Key Terms

393

(1)

Exercises

394

(3)

Part Two Operating Systems in Practice

397

(116)

MS-DOS Operating System

399

(26)

History

400

(2)

Design Goals

402

(2)

Memory Management

404

(4)

Main Memory Allocation

406

(1)

Memory Block Allocation

407

(1)

Processor Management

408

(2)

Process Management

408

(1)

Interrupt Handlers

409

(1)

Device Management

410

(1)

File Management

411

(5)

Filename Conventions

411

(1)

Managing Files

412

(4)

User Interface

416

(7)

Batch Files

417

(1)

Redirection

418

(1)

Filters

419

(1)

Pipes

420

(1)

Additional Commands

421

(2)

Conclusion

423

(1)

Key Terms

423

(2)

Windows Operating Systems

425

(36)

Windows Development

426

(3)

Early Windows Products

426

(1)

Operating Systems for Single Users

427

(1)

Operating Systems for Networks

428

(1)

Design Goals

429

(3)

Extensibility

429

(1)

Portability

430

(1)

Reliability

431

(1)

Compatibility

431

(1)

Performance

432

(1)

Memory Management

432

(4)

User-Model Features

433

(1)

Virtual Memory Implementation

434

(2)

Processor Management

436

(2)

Device Management

438

(4)

File Management

442

(4)

Network Management

446

(2)

MS-Net

446

(1)

Directory Services

447

(1)

Security Management

448

(3)

Security Basics

448

(1)

Security Terminology

449

(2)

User Interface

451

(6)

Conclusion

457

(1)

Key Terms

457

(4)

UNIX and Linux Operating Systems

461

(52)

Overview

462

(1)

History

462

(5)

The Evolution of UNIX

463

(2)

The Evolution of Linux

465

(2)

Design Goals

467

(2)

Memory Management

469

(3)

UNIX Memory Management

469

(2)

Linux Memory Management

471

(1)

Processor Management

472

(6)

Process Table Versus User Table

473

(1)

Synchronization

474

(1)

fork, wait, and exec

474

(3)

Linux Process Management

477

(1)

Device Management

478

(3)

Device Classifications

479

(1)

Device Drivers

480

(1)

Filenames Management

481

(13)

Filenames in UNIX and Linux

482

(1)

Directories in UNIX and Linux

483

(2)

Data Structures in UNIX

485

(2)

Data Structures in Linux

487

(1)

User Interface

487

(1)

Script Files

488

(1)

Redirection

489

(1)

Pipes

490

(1)

Filters

491

(1)

Additional Commands

492

(2)

Conclusion

494

(1)

Key Terms

495

(2)

Appendixes

Appendix A Command Translation Table

497

(2)

Appendix B Guide to Microsoft Acronyms

499

(2)

Appendix C Guide to Graphical User Interfaces

501

(2)

Appendix D ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

503

(4)

Appendix E Innovators

507

(2)

Appendix F Timeline of Operating System Releases

509

(4)

Glossary

513

(30)

Bibliography

543

(6)

Index

549

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