The much anticipated revision of this best-seller incorporates the latest developmentsin operating systems technologies. This authoritative book covers both the principles®and practice of modern operating systems, with an emphasis on Linux, Windows Vista, and embedded, real-time, and multimedia systems. The author brings his clear and entertaining style to the big picture The much anticipated revision of this best-seller incorporates the latest developmentsin operating systems technologies. This authoritative book covers both the principles®and practice of modern operating systems, with an emphasis on Linux, Windows Vista, and embedded, real-time, and multimedia systems. The author brings his clear and entertaining style to the big picture concepts every OS designer needs to master. Drawing on his long experience as designer or co-designer of three operating systems, he shares deep knowledge and practical detail. Among the many topics Tanenbaum covers in depth are: processes, threads, memory management, file systems, I/O, deadlocks, interface design, multimedia, performance tradeoffs, andthe newest trends in operating system design.