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020			_a0072449810 (hard copy : alk. paper)
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100	1		_aElmasri, Ramez. _92364
245	1	0	_aOperating systems : _b a spiral approach / _c Ramez Elmasri, A. Gil Carrick, David Levine.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aDubuque, IA : _b McGraw-Hill, _c 2009.
300			_axiv, 526 p. ; _c 24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aOperating Systems Overview and Background -- Building Operating Systems Incrementally: A Breadth-Oriented Spiral Approach -- CPU and Memory Management -- A Depth-Oriented Presentation of OS Concepts: Files Systems and Input/Output -- Networks, Distributed Systems, and Security -- Case Studies -- Appendices.
520			_aElmasri, Levine, and Carrick's "spiral approach" to teaching operating systems develops student understanding of various OS components early on and helps students approach the more difficult aspects of operating systems with confidence. While operating systems have changed dramatically over the years, most OS books use a linear approach that covers each individual OS component in depth, which is difficult for students to follow and requires instructors to constantly put materials in context. Elmasri, Levine, and Carrick do things differently by following an integrative or "spiral" approach to explaining operating systems. The spiral approach alleviates the need for an instructor to "jump ahead" when explaining processes by helping students "completely" understand a simple, working, functional system as a whole in the very beginning. This is more effective pedagogically, and it inspires students to continue exploring more advanced concepts with confidence.
650		0	_aOperating systems (Computers) _v Textbooks. _9441
700	1		_aCarrick, A. Gil. _92365
700	1		_aLevine, David _q (David E.) _9326
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999			_c761 _d761