Full name: UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers

Author: Uresh Vahalia Year: 1995 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780131019089 0131019082

This book offers an exceptionally up-to-date, in-depth, and broad-based exploration of the latest advances in UNIX-based operating systems. Focusing on the design and implementation of the operating system itself -- not on the applications and tools that run on it -- this book compares and analyzes the alternatives offered by several important UNIX variants, and covers several advanced subjects, such as multi-processors and threads. Compares several important UNIX variants--highlighting the issues and alternative solutions for various operating system components. Describes advanced technologies such as multiprocessor and multithreaded systems, log- structured file systems, and modern memory architecture. Similar books: Design of the UNIX Operating System by Maurice J. Bach Lions' Commentary on Unix by John Lions A Quarter Century of UNIX by Peter H. Salus The UNIX Philosophy by Mike Gancarz The UNIX Programming Environment by Brian W. Kernighan Advanced UNIX Programming by Marc J. Rochkind Advanced programming in the UNIX environment by W. Richard Stevens Unix in a Nutshell by Arnold Robbins Unix Network Programming by W. Richard Stevens The Art of UNIX Programming by Eric S. Raymond Unix Network Programming, Volume 1 by W. Richard Stevens