Instead, the foundation needed a system to handle job scheduling across several operating systems and disparate applications. Also, although Sissom could schedule operating-system-specific jobs in ...

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, ...

We have already considered the multi-tasking concept – multiple quasi-independent programs apparently running at the same time, under the control of an operating system. Before we look at tasks in ...