Systems Abstractions.

The article presents a historical analysis of the development of computer operating systems with a focus on abstractions including processes, kernels, and files. Levels of abstractions are delineated along with their capabilities and an example of computer programming is offered describing the preve...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 22 - 25
Autor principal: Denning, Peter J.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Apr2022
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Sumario:The article presents a historical analysis of the development of computer operating systems with a focus on abstractions including processes, kernels, and files. Levels of abstractions are delineated along with their capabilities and an example of computer programming is offered describing the prevention of deadlocks and self-referential code loops.