TY - BOOK AU - Galli,Doreen L. TI - Distributed operating systems: concepts and practice SN - 0130798436 U1 - 005.43 GAL PY - 2000/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Prentice Hall KW - Distributed operating systems (Computers) KW - Computer systems N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction to Distributed Systems 2. The Kernel 3. Interprocess Communication 4. Memory Management 5. Concurrency Control 6. Object-Based Operating Systems 7. Distributed Process Management 8. Distributed File Systems 9. Transaction Management & Consistency Models 10. Distributed Synchronization 11. Distributed Security 12. Case Study: Windows 2000 N2 - "Distributed Operating Systems: Concepts and Practice offers a good balance of real world examples and the underlying theory of distributed computing. The flexible design makes it usable for students, practitioners and corporate training."--BOOK JACKET. "This book describes in detail each major aspect of distributed operating systems from a conceptual and practical viewpoint. This book proves invaluable as a course text or as a reference book for those who wish to update and enhance their knowledge base. A Companion Website provides supplemental information."--Jacke ER -