Distributed Operating Systems

Operating Systems Three Easy Pieces

This PDF covers the following topics related to Operating Systems : Introduction to Operating Systems, Virtualization, Dialogue on Virtualization, The Abstraction: The Process, Scheduling, A Dialogue on Memory Virtualization, The Abstraction: Address Spaces, Interlude: Memory API, Segmentation, Free-Space Management, Paging, The VAX/VMS Virtual Memory System, Concurrency: An Introduction, Interlude: Thread API, Locks, Lock-based Concurrent Data Structures, Condition Variables, Semaphores, Event-based Concurrency , I/O Devices, Hard Disk Drives, Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAIDs), Interlude: File and Directories, File System Implementation, Locality and The Fast File System, Crash Consistency: FSCK and Journaling, Log-structured File Systems, Data Integrity and Protection, Distributed Systems, Sun&

Author(s): Remzi H. Arpaci-dusseau, Andrea C. Arpaci-dusseau, University of Wisconsin madison

643 Pages

Operating Systems and Middleware Supporting Controlled Interaction

In this book, you will learn about all three kinds of interaction. This book describes how all these kinds of support are provided both by operating systems and by additional software layered on top of operating systems, which is known as middleware. Topics covered includes: Threads, Scheduling, Synchronization and Deadlocks, Atomic Transactions, Virtual Memory, Processes and Protection, Files and Other Persistent Storage, Networking, Messaging, RPC, and Web Services, Security.

Author(s): Max Hailperin

NA Pages

Notes on Operating Systems

This note deals with what operating systems are, and the context in which they operate. In particular, it emphasizes the issues of software layers and abstraction, and the interaction between the operating system and the hardware. Topics covered includes: Operating System Functionality, Background on Computer Architecture, Processes and Threads, UNIX Processes, Concurrency, Resource Contention and Deadlock, Lock-Free Programming, Memory Management, File Systems, Mechanics of Disk Access, Crosscutting Issues, SMPs and Multicore, Operating System Structure, Performance Evaluation, Communication and Distributed Systems.

Author(s): Dror G. Feitelson

312 Pages

Operating Systems by Steven Hand

This note aims to explain the structure and functions of an operating system, and illustrate the key operating system aspects. Topics covered includes: Introduction to Operating Systems, Processes and Scheduling, Memory Management, I/O and Device Management, Protection, Filing Systems, Case Study: Unix and Windows NT.

Author(s): Steven Hand

168 Pages

Operating Systems Three Easy Pieces

This book is centered around three conceptual pieces that are fundamental to operating systems: virtualization, concurrency, and persistence.

Author(s): Remzi H. Arpaci Dusseau and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau

NA Pages

Operating Systems Lecture Notes Barton Miller

This contains nice notes on operating systems which covers: Processes, Synchronization, and Scheduling, Introduction to Processes, Dispatching and Creating Processes, Entering and Exiting the Kernel, Independent and Cooperating Processes, Synchronization, The Too Much Milk Problem, Semaphores and Producer/Consumer Problem, Semaphore Example: Readers and Writers, Monitors, Message Systems, Semaphore Implementation, Scheduling and CPU Scheduling, Deadlock, Memory Management and Virtual Memory, Storage Allocation, Sharing Main Memory, Base and Bounds, Segmentation, Paging, Translation Buffers and Inverted Page Tables, Virtual Memory, Page Faults, Page Selection and Replacement, Clock Algorithm, Thrashing, Working Sets, Virtual Machines (PDF file), I/O and File Systems, Files, Disk Management, Unix and DEMOS Disk Allocation, Directories, Windows (NT) File System, File System Crash Recovery, Disk Scheduling, Protection and Security, Protection and Security, Security Abuses, Security Improvements and Encryption

Author(s): Barton Miller, University of Wisconsin-Madison

NA Pages

Operating Systems Lecture Notes

This book covers the following topics: OS History, computer System Structures, Operating System Structures, Processes, Interprocess Communication, Threads, Nachos, Mutual Exclusion, Semaphores, Implementing Semaphores, Locks and CVs, Readers/Writers Problem, Non-preemptive Scheduling, Preemptive Scheduling, Complex CPU Scheduling, Deadlock, Deadlock Detection, Deadlock Avoidance, Static Memory Allocation, Dynamic Alloc., Relocation, Dynamic Reloc., Segmentation, Paging, Demand Paging, Page Replacement, File System Operations, File System Data Structures, File System Implementation, File System Improvement, Disk Management, Distributed Operating Systems and Networking.

Author(s): Paul A. Farrell

NA Pages

Operating Systems Lecture Notes Raahid Bin Muhammed

This book covers the following topics: History of Operating Systems, Operating Systems Structure, Process, Threads, Solaris-2 Operating Systems, CPU/Process Scheduling, Schedule Algorithm, Interprocess Communication, Deadlock and Absolutely Important UNIX Commands.

Author(s): Raahid Bin Muhammed

NA Pages

A Short Introduction to Operating Systems (M. Burgess)

This book covers the following topics: What is an operating system, Single-task OS, Multi-tasking and multi-user OS, Processes and Thread, Memory and storage, Networks: Services and protocols, TCP/IP Networks and Security: design considerations.

Author(s): M. Burgess

NA Pages

Implementing CIFS The Common Internet File System (Christopher R. Herte) PDF

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