Operating System Concepts - Windows XP Update - Sixth Edition

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Silberschatz: Operating Systems Concepts, 6/e Windows XP Update Edition, the best selling introductory text in the market, continues to provide a solid theoretical foundation for understanding operating systems. The 6/e Update Edition offers improved conceptual coverage, added content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations and a new chapter on the newest Operating System to capture the attention of critics, consumers, and industry alike: Windows XP. * Brand new chapter on the newest operating system, Windows XP. * Brand new chapter on Threads has been added and includes coverage of Pthreads and Java threads. * Brand new chapter on Windows 2000 replaces Windows NT. * Out with the old, in with the new! All code examples have been rewritten and are now in C. * Client-server models and NFS coverage has been moved to an earlier part of the text. * More, more, more... The sixth edition now offers increased coverage of small footprint operating systems such as PalmOS and real-time operating systems. * Updated! Core material in every chapter has been updated, as has coverage of Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD.