Maxwell's demon: Slamming the door

Abstract

Now in its Sixth Edition, UNDERSTANDING OPERATING SYSTEMS continuesto provide a clear and straightforward explanation of operating theoryand practice. As in previous editions, the book's highly-regardedstructure begins with a discussion of fundamentals before movingon to specific operating systems. This edition has been updated andmodernized; now included are enhanced discussions of the latest innovationevolutions (multi-core processing, wireless technologies, PDA andtelephone operating systems, and Blu-ray optical storage) and howthey affect operating systems. Revised Research Topics in the exercisesection encourage independent research among students. Content inthe final four chapters has been updated to include information abouta few of the latest versions of UNIX (including specific mentionof the latest Macintosh OS), Linux, and Windows