Modern Operating SystemsModern Operating Systems is a book written by Andrew Tanenbaum, a version (which does not target implementation) of his book Operating Systems: Design and Implementation. It is now in its 4th edition, published March 2014 (), written together with Herbert Bos. Modern Operating Systems (mostly known as MOS) is a popular book across the globe and includes the fundamentals of an operating system with small amounts of code written in autonomous C language. MOS describes many scheduling algorithms.
Computer memoryComputer memory stores information, such as data and programs for immediate use in the computer. The term memory is often synonymous with the term primary storage or main memory. An archaic synonym for memory is store. Computer memory operates at a high speed compared to storage which is slower but less expensive and higher in capacity. Besides storing opened programs, computer memory serves as disk cache and write buffer to improve both reading and writing performance.
Mémoire cacheUne mémoire cache ou antémémoire est, en informatique, une mémoire qui enregistre temporairement des copies de données provenant d'une source, afin de diminuer le temps d'un accès ultérieur (en lecture) d'un matériel informatique (en général, un processeur) à ces données. Le principe du cache est également utilisable en écriture, et existe alors en trois modes possibles : write-through, write-back et write-around.
Instruction set architectureIn computer science, an instruction set architecture (ISA), also called computer architecture, is an abstract model of a computer. A device that executes instructions described by that ISA, such as a central processing unit (CPU), is called an implementation. In general, an ISA defines the supported instructions, data types, registers, the hardware support for managing main memory, fundamental features (such as the memory consistency, addressing modes, virtual memory), and the input/output model of a family of implementations of the ISA.
Mémoire virtuellethumb|Schéma de principe de la mémoire virtuelle. En informatique, le mécanisme de mémoire virtuelle a été mis au point dans les années 1960. Il repose sur l'utilisation de traduction à la volée des adresses (virtuelles) vues du logiciel, en adresses physiques de mémoire vive. La mémoire virtuelle permet : d'utiliser de la mémoire de masse comme extension de la mémoire vive ; d'augmenter le taux de multiprogrammation ; de mettre en place des mécanismes de protection de la mémoire ; de partager la mémoire entre processus.
