Digital UNIX Internals and Data Structures

This book provides detailed technical information on the internal functionality and data structures of the Digital UNIX Operating system. It gives users and developers a thorough understanding of how Digital UNIX operates in order to develop efficient applications, tune systems and analyze and correct problems. One of the biggest hurdles in becoming proficient in UNIX is overcoming the mystique surrounding the operating system and its inner workings. Most people can learn the commands, perform basic system administration or write programs that run on UNIX, but to gain a real understanding requires access to information not usually available outside the circle of UNIX gurus. Digital UNIX Internals and Data Structures helps readers overcome that exclusion by providing details on the design, implementation and behavior of the Digital UNIX operating system. Users, system administrators, programmers and engineers of all levels will find this book to be an invaluable resource in their daily interactions with Digital UNIX, and a guide on the path to becoming a true UNIX guru. It provides a detailed analysis of all aspects of the operating system's implementation, including virtual memory management, processes and threads, scheduling and real-time capabilities. It is the ultimate reference guide to Digital UNIX. · Provides detailed information concerning design and implementation of Digital UNIX · Covers all aspects of the internal functions of Digital UNIXShreateh, Ahmad is the author of 'Digital UNIX Internals and Data Structures', published 1997 under ISBN 9781555581619 and ISBN 1555581617.