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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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Raspberry Pi Cookbook

The world of Raspberry Pi is evolving quickly, with many new interface boards and software libraries becoming available all the time. In this cookbook, prolific hacker and author Simon Monk provides more than 200 practical recipes for running this tiny low-cost computer with Linux, programming it with Python, and hooking up sensors, motors, and other hardware—including Arduino.You’ll also …

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Exam Ref 70-532 Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions

Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-532–and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of Microsoft Azure solution development. Designed for experienced developers ready to advance their status, Exam Ref focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the Microsoft Specialist level. Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives: Design and implement Websites Create and manage Virtual …

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70-411 Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 (Microsoft Official Academic Course)

This 70-411 Administering Windows Server 2012 R2 textbook covers the second of three exams required for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Windows Server 2012 certification. This course validates the skills and knowledge necessary to administer a Windows Server 2012 Infrastructure in an enterprise environment. The three MCSA exams collectively validate the skills and knowledge necessary for implementing, managing, …

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Microsoft Office Professional 2013 Step by Step

The smart way to learn Microsoft Office Professional 2013–one step at a time!Experience learning made easy–and quickly teach yourself how to get more done with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, and Publisher. With Step by Step, you set the pace–building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them!Determine the best Office tool for …

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