Hard stuff made easy! Your practical, self-paced guide to operating system fundamentals. Operating Systems DeMYSTiFieD is an easy way to understand how operating systems enable computer hardware to communicate and operate with computer software. The content typically found in a foundational class on operating systems is condensed and arranged in a logical sequence and broken down into smaller pieces of information. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a summary of central concepts, and exercises to apply the objectives learned. Detailed illustrations enhance the material. The book covers the major components and levels of operating systems, design techniques, hardware interface, process and memory management, file systems, security, and networking and distributed systems. This overview is supplemented by reviews, practice exercises, case studies, and a full self-test at the end of the book. Operating Systems DeMYSTiFieD Covers high-level...