Linux/UNIX System and Network Programming

Operating Systems and Core Theory
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-032-41645-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Texts in Computer Science

Packed with production-grade code, this hands-on textbook/guide empowers readers to build, secure, and optimize software at the system boundary.

Mastering low-level Linux/Unix environments requires bridging the gap between user-space interfaces, kernel mechanisms, and distributed network architectures. Grounded in hands-on, production-grade code, this comprehensive guide takes readers on a complete journey through command-line shell environments, process, memory and file management, and robust concurrent server design.It addresses the full stack of Linux/Unix systems engineering, from shell interfaces to low-level kernel routines and high-performance network architectures.

Topics and features:

·Unifying architecture: seamlessly integrates command-line tool use, core system calls, and network mechanics into a single, cohesive progression

·Hands-on mastery: includes end-of-chapter review questions, structured lab exercises, and capstone projects to reinforce low-level problem solving

·Theory to implementation: pairs essential OS principles—such as synchronization, process scheduling, and memory mapping—directly with practical Unix execution

·Production-ready code: features over 400 practical C, Python, Java and shell snippets designed for immediate application and deep technical analysis

·Mini-kernel blueprint: delivers a step-by-step walkthrough to design and implement a functional mini kernel from the ground up

This comprehensive volume serves as a primary textbook and desktop reference for upper-level computer science students, university instructors, and system programming researchers. Additionally, it can serve as an invaluable guidebook for software developers, cybersecurity professionals, system administrators, and operating system developers working on Linux/Unix platforms who seek practical, example-driven guidance in systems and network programming.

Dr. K. Erciyes  is affiliated with the Dept. of Computer Engineering at Yasar University, Izmir, Türkiye.Among his Springer texts are and

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Erciyes, Kayhan

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Programmier- und Skriptsprachen
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Software Engineering
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mathematik für Informatiker
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Betriebssysteme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: System Calls and Library Functions.- Chapter 3: Shell Scripting.- Chapter 4: File Input/Output.- Chapter 5: Processes.- Chapter 6: Process Synchronization and Signals.- Chapter 7: Linux CPU Scheduling and Real.-Time Policies.- Chapter 8: Time Management and Timers.- Chapter 9: Interprocess Communication.- Chapter 10: POSIX Threads and Synchronization.- Appendix A: Thread Communication Module.- Chapter 11: Memory Management and Diagnostics.- Chapter 12: Computer Networks Foundations: The Linux Perspective.- Chapter 13: Socket Programming Basics.- Chapter 14: Concurrent Server Architectures: The Models.- Chapter 15: Asynchronous Input/Output: select and poll.- Chapter 16: High-Performance Server Design Using epoll and io_uring.- Chapter 17: Python Network Programming.- Chapter 18: Java Network Programming Basics.- Chapter 19: Introduction to Linux Network Security: Auditing and Diagnostics.

Über Autor(innen)

Kayhan Erciyes holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England, an M.Sc. degree in Electronic Control Engineering from the University of Salford, England and a Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering from Ege University, Turkiye with part of the Ph.D. study realized at Edinburgh University, Scotland as a visitor. He has worked as a professor in a number of institutions including Ege University, Izmir Institute of Technology , UC Davis, Oregon State University, and California State University San Marcos. He is currently working at Computer Engineering Dept. Yasar University, Izmir, and has published several books on Algorithms. His research interests are broadly in graph theory and its applications; systems and networks; and parallel and distributed algorithms.