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This book contains comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative technical information on the internal structure of the FreeBSD open-source operating system. Coverage includes the capabilities of the system; how to effectively and efficiently interface to the system; how to maintain, tune, and configure the operating system; and how to extend and enhance the system. The authors provide a concise overview of FreeBSD's design and implementation. Then, while explaining key design decisions, they detail the concepts, data structures, and algorithms used in implementing the systems facilities. As a result, this book can be used as an operating systems textbook, a practical reference, or an in-depth study of a contemporary, portable, open-source operating system. -- Provided by publisher.
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The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System, Marshall Kirk McKusick, George V Neville-Neil, Robert N. M. Watson
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- 2015
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- Title
- The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Pearson Education
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 928
- ISBN10
- 0321968972
- ISBN13
- 9780321968975
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Technology & Engineering, Computers & Internet, References & Manuals, Technology, Software
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- This book contains comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative technical information on the internal structure of the FreeBSD open-source operating system. Coverage includes the capabilities of the system; how to effectively and efficiently interface to the system; how to maintain, tune, and configure the operating system; and how to extend and enhance the system. The authors provide a concise overview of FreeBSD's design and implementation. Then, while explaining key design decisions, they detail the concepts, data structures, and algorithms used in implementing the systems facilities. As a result, this book can be used as an operating systems textbook, a practical reference, or an in-depth study of a contemporary, portable, open-source operating system. -- Provided by publisher.