Operating System Concepts, Windows Xp Update, 6th Ed

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.
· 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.

Table of contents :
Introduction
· Computer-System Structures
· Operating-System Structures
· Processes
· Threads
· CPU Scheduling
· Process Synchronization
· Deadlocks
· Memory Management
· Virtual Memory
· File-System Interface
· File-System Implementation
· I/O Systems
· Mass-Storage Structure
· Distributed System Structures
· Distributed File Systems
· Distributed Coordination
· Protection
· Security
· The Linux System
· Windows 2000
· Windows XP
· Historical Perspective
Appendix A: The FreeBSD System (online)
Appendix B: The Mach System (online)
Appendix C: The Nachos System (online)