Operating System Projects Using Windows Nt

by Nutt, Gary J.

• ISBN13: 9780201477085
• ISBN10: 0201477084
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Table of Contents

Preface	v
To the Student	v
To the Instructor	vii
Acknowledgments	x
PART 1: The Organization of NT	1	(28)
General Architecture	1	(4)
The Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)	5	(1)
The NT Kernel	6	(6)
The NT Executive	12	(11)
NT Subsystems	23	(2)
Win32 API: The Programmer's View of NT	25	(1)
The Lab Environment	26	(2)
Learning More about Windows NT	28	(1)
PART 2: The Lab Exercises	29	(182)
Managing Multiple Tasks	31	(12)
Introduction	31	(5)
Problem Statement	36	(1)
Lab Environment	36	(1)
Attacking the Problem	36	(2)
References	38	(5)
Writing Multithreaded Software	43	(22)
Introduction	43	(12)
Problem Statement	55	(2)
Lab Environment	57	(2)
Attacking the Problem	59	(4)
References	63	(2)
Manipulating Kernel Objects	65	(16)
Introduction	65	(13)
Problem Statement	78	(1)
Lab Environment	78	(1)
Attacking the Problem	78	(2)
References	80	(1)
Thread Synchronization	81	(16)
Introduction	81	(11)
Problem Statement	92	(1)
Lab Environment	93	(1)
Attacking the Problem	93	(2)
References	95	(2)
Interprocess Communication	97	(12)
Introduction	97	(9)
Problem Statement	106	(1)
Lab Environment	107	(1)
Attacking the Problem	107	(1)
References	108	(1)
Using TCP/IP	109	(14)
Introduction	109	(11)
Problem Statement	120	(1)
Lab Environment	121	(1)
Attacking the Problem	121	(1)
References	122	(1)
Virtual Memory	123	(20)
Introduction	123	(14)
Problem Statement	137	(2)
Lab Environment	139	(1)
Attacking the Problem	139	(3)
References	142	(1)
Memory-Mapped Files	143	(12)
Introduction	143	(7)
Problem Statement	150	(1)
Lab Environment	151	(1)
Attacking the Problem	151	(2)
References	153	(2)
Fast File I/O	155	(12)
Introduction	155	(8)
Problem Statement	163	(1)
Lab Environment	164	(1)
Attacking the Problem	164	(1)
References	165	(2)
Floppy Disk I/O	167	(16)
Introduction	167	(9)
Problem Statement	176	(1)
Lab Environment	177	(1)
Attacking the Problem	177	(4)
References	181	(2)
File Systems and Directories	183	(14)
Introduction	183	(6)
Problem Statement	189	(2)
Lab Environment	191	(1)
Attacking the Problem	191	(5)
References	196	(1)
File Operations	197	(14)
Introduction	197	(7)
Problem Statement	204	(2)
Lab Environment	206	(1)
Attacking the Problem	206	(3)
References	209	(2)
Appendix: The Visual C++ Programming Environment	211	(1)
Executable Files	211	(2)
Workspaces and Projects	213	(3)
The Debugger	216	(1)
MSDN Online Documentation	217	(1)
Example	217	(2)
Exercises	219	(2)
Bibliography	221	(2)
Index	223