{"product_id":"9783319729763","title":"Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science: A Practical Approach","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUndergraduate Topics in Computer Science: A Practical Approach\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHolt, Alan; Huang, Chi-Yu\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis easy-to- follow textbook\/reference guides the reader through the creation of a fully functional embedded operating system, from its source code, in order to develop a deeper understanding of each component and how they work together. The text describes in detail the procedure for building the bootloader, kernel, filesystem, shared libraries, start-up scripts, configuration files and system utilities, to produce a GNU\/Linux operating system. This fully updated second edition also includes new material on virtual machine technologies such as VirtualBox, Vagrant and the Linux container system Docker.\u003c\/p\u003eTopics and features: presents an overview of the GNU\/Linux system, introducing the components of the system, and covering aspects of process management, input\/output and environment; discusses containers and the underlying kernel technology upon which they are based; provides a detailed examination of the GNU\/Linux filesystem; explains how to build an embedded system under a virtual machine, and how to build an embedded system to run natively on an actual processor;introduces the concept of the compiler toolchain, and reviews the platforms BeagleBone and Raspberry Pi; describes how to build firmware images for devices running the Openwrt operating system.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hands-on nature and clearly structured approach of this textbook will appeal strongly to practically minded undergraduate and graduate level students, as well as to industry professionals involved in this area.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-02-21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319729763\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-72977-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 234\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45382520766604,"sku":"9783319729763","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319729763.jpg?v=1775752370","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319729763","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}