operating systems

Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud

The Complete Guide to Optimizing Systems Performance   Written by the winner of the 2013 LISA Award for Outstanding Achievement in System Administration Large-scale enterprise, cloud, and virtualized computing systems have introduced serious performance challenges. Now, internationally renowned performance expert Brendan Gregg has brought together proven methodologies, tools, …

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OS X Yosemite All-in-One For Dummies

Get the most out of the latest version of OS X This reference combines eight content-rich minibooks in onecomplete package to give you all-access, easy-to-understandcoverage of the key features and tools needed to get the most outof the latest OS X release from Apple. In OS X YosemiteAll-in-One For Dummies, you’ll learn the ins and outs of …

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Operating System Concepts Essentials

By staying current, remaining relevant, and adapting to emerging course needs, Operating System Concepts by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin and Greg Gagne has defined the operating systems course through nine editions. This second edition of the Essentials version is based on the recent ninth edition of the original text.  Operating System Concepts Essentials comprises a subset of …

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A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux (4th Edition)

The Most Complete, Easy-to-Follow Guide to Ubuntu Linux   “As an in-depth guide to Ubuntu, this book does an exceptional job of covering everything from using the Unity desktop to exploring key server configurations.” –Elizabeth K. Joseph, Systems Administrator & Ubuntu Community Member  The #1 Ubuntu resource, …

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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Windows 8.1

A practical guide for visual learners eager to get started with Windows 8.1 If you learn more quickly when you can see how things are done, this Visual guide is the easiest way to get up and running on Windows 8.1. It covers more than 150 essential Windows tasks, using full-color screen shots and step-by-step instructions to show …

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Microsoft Visio 2013 Step By Step

The smart way to learn Microsoft Visio 2013—one step at a time! Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to create professional-looking business and technical diagrams with Visio 2013. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Create dynamic organization charts with Visio …

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Learn to Program, Second Edition (The Facets of Ruby Series)

Printed in full color.For this new edition of the best-selling Learn to Program, Chris Pine has taken a good thing and made it even better. First, he used the feedback from hundreds of reader e-mails to update the content and make it even clearer. Second, he updated the examples in the book to use the latest stable …

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Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms (2nd Edition)

Virtually every computing system today is part of a distributed system. Programmers, developers, and engineers need to understand the underlying principles and paradigms as well as the real-world application of those principles. Now, internationally renowned expert Andrew S. Tanenbaum – with colleague Martin van Steen – presents a complete introduction that identifies the seven key …

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