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The design of the UNIX operating system

Bach, Maurice J.

The design of the UNIX operating system - 1st ed. - Noida: Pearson India Education Services Pvt. Ltd, c2015. - xiv, 471p. : ill, pbk. ; 23cm

Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system that was developed at AT&T's Bells Lab research center. The Design Of The Unix Operating System by Bach Maurice J outlines all elements of Unix, starting from its history up to its recent advancements. The most popular Apple's iOS and Google's android are all variations of UNIX operating system. Likewise, many other famous applications of Unix in todays computer industry have been completely discussed in the book.

Salient Features :-
*Presents algorithms in a C-like pseudocode to aid readers in understanding the natural language description.
*Uses figures to depict the relationships between various data structures s they system manipulates them.
*Contains short C programs illustrating many system concepts as they manifest themselves to users.
*Describes the outline of the kernel architecture
*Explains tightly couples multiprocessor UNIX systems.

Also includes illustrations, appendix, bibliographic references and index.

9789332549579 = Computer Sciences


Computer Programming, Programs, Data
Systems Programming and Programs
Specific Operating Systems
UNIX

005.432 / BAC