Operating System Concepts
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| Chapter | Formats | Last Updated |
| Part 1: Overview | ||
| 1. Introduction | pptx, pdf | Jan 7, 2011 |
| 2. Operating-System Structures | pptx, pdf | Jan 14, 2011 |
| Part 2: Process Management | ||
| 3. Processes | pptx, pdf | Jan 15, 2011 |
| 4. Threads | pptx, pdf | Jan 27, 2011 |
| 5. CPU Scheduling | pptx, pdf | Feb 7, 2011 |
| 6. Process Synchronization | pptx, pdf | Feb 22, 2011 |
| 7. Deadlocks | pptx, pdf | March 10, 2011 |
| Part 3: Memory Management | ||
| 8. Main Memory | pptx, pdf | March 10, 2011 |
| 9. Virtual Memory | pptx, pdf | March 31, 2011 |
| Part 4: Storage Management | ||
| 10. File-System Interface | pptx, pdf | March 31, 2011 |
| 11. File-System Implementation | pptx, pdf | May 19, 2011 |
| 12. Mass-Storage Structure | pptx, pdf | April 18, 2011 |
| 13. I/O Systems | pptx, pdf | April 23, 2011 |
| Part 5: Protection and Security | ||
| 14. Protection | pptx, pdf | April 23, 2011 |
| 15. Security | pptx, pdf | May 1, 2011 |
| Part 6: Distributed Systems | ||
| 16. Distributed System Structures | pptx, pdf | March 25, 2010 |
| 17. Distributed File Systems | pptx, pdf | March 25, 2010 |
| 18. Distributed Coordination | pptx, pdf | March 25, 2010 |
| Part 7: Special-Purpose Systems | ||
| 19. Real-Time Systems | pptx, pdf | March 25, 2010 |
| 20. Multimedia Systems | pptx, pdf | March 25, 2010 |
| Part 8: Case Studies | ||
| 21. The Linux System | pptx, pdf | May 1, 2011 |
| 22. Windows XP | pptx, pdf | March 25, 2010 |
| 23. Historical Perspective | No slides | . |
| Appendices | ||
| A. BSD UNIX | pptx, pdf | March 25, 2010 |
| B. The Mach System | No slides | . |
| C. Windows 2000 | pptx, pdf | March 25, 2010 |
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