Author:
Day, Mark Stuart, author.
ImprintCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]
Imprint2018.
Descriptionxi, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note:Includes index.
Note:Part 1. Single process -- Steps -- Processes -- Names -- Recursion -- Limits: imperfect programs -- Limits: perfect programs -- Part 2. Interacting processes -- Coordination -- State, change, and equality -- Controlled access -- Interrupts -- Virtualization -- Separation -- Packets -- Browsing -- Part 3. Unstoppable processes -- Failure -- Software failure -- Reliable networks -- Inside the cloud -- Browsing revisited -- Part 4. Defending processes -- Attackers -- Thompson's hack -- Secrets -- Secure channel, key distribution, and certificates -- Bitcoin goals -- Bitcoin mechanisms -- Looking back.
Note:An accessible guide to our digital infrastructure, explaining the basics of operating systems, networks, security, and other topics for the general reader.