A fundamental overview of operating systems (OSes) with an emphasis on practice. Topics covered include: OS structure, OS models, OS abstractions, concurrency sources, concurrency challenges, ...

Research and development work on operating systems, broadly defined, is going on in many quarters. Here are some projects: The Legion Project: Researchers at the University of Virginia are developing ...

These issues crop up in rapidly growing businesses. Staff members may have been over-promoted or be working in roles where they don’t perform at their best. If there aren’t clearly documented methods, ...

Whether it's a desktop or laptop computer, a smartphone or a video game system, every modern computer needs an operating system. That's the core software on the computer that sits between application ...

Developers talk a lot about “immutability.” Outside the technical world, it usually means something negative: unmoving, inflexible, and entrenched. However, in the technical field, these features ...

Abstractions are the keystone of the dynamic ecosystem of information and communication technology. You can think of them as allowing you to drive a car without understanding how the engine or ...