Distributed Operating systems
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Summary
As distributed computersystems become more pervasive, so does the need for understandinghow their operating systems are designed and implemented. Andrew S.Tanenbaums Distributed Operating Systems fulfills this need.Representing a revised and greatly expanded Part II of thebest-selling Modern Operating Systems, it covers the material fromthe original book, including communication, synchronization, processes, and file systems, and adds new material on distributedshared memory, real-time distributed systems, fault-tolerantdistributed systems, and ATM networks. It also contains fourdetailed case studies: Amoeba, Mach, Chorus, and OSF/DCE.Tanenbaums trademark writing provides readers with a thorough, concise treatment of distributed systems.