Operating System Concepts

address space allocated allow block buffer bytes cache client communication computer system copy CPU burst CPU scheduling critical section deadlock defined demand paging device driver discussed disk distributed system domain entry example fault Figure file system frames function hardware I/O devices implemented inode input instruction interface interrupt kernel layer logical address Mach machine mailbox main memory mechanism memory management milliseconds monitor MS-DOS MULTICS Multilevel feedback queues multiprogramming mutex object operating system operating-system P₂ page fault page table password path name physical memory pointer port priority problem process executing processors protection protocol ready queue reference registers remote replacement request requires resource type routine scheduling algorithm scheme segment semaphore server shared storage swap synchronization system call task terminal thread time-sharing transfer user process user program variable virtual memory wait-for graph waiting write