UNIX Networking and Processes

Buchanan, William J.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-14968-1_14

William J. Buchanan BSc (Hons.), CEng, PhD²

Part of the book series: Macmillan Master Series ((PMSC))

82 Accesses

Abstract

Modern UNIX-based systems tend to be based around four main components:

UNIX operating system.
TCP/IP communications.
Network file system (NFS).
X-Windows interface.

X-Windows presents a machine-independent user interface for client/server applications. This will be discussed in more detail in the next chapter. TCP/IP allows for network communications and NFS allows disk drives to be linked together to make a global file system.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

School of Computing, Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
William J. Buchanan BSc (Hons.), CEng, PhD (Senior Lecturer)

Authors

William J. Buchanan BSc (Hons.), CEng, PhD
View author publications
You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Copyright information

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Buchanan, W.J. (1999). UNIX Networking and Processes. In: Mastering Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare and UNIX. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14968-1_14

Download citation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14968-1_14
Publisher Name: Palgrave, London
Print ISBN: 978-0-333-74805-3
Online ISBN: 978-1-349-14968-1
eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics