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In this chapter we discuss in more detail the functions which we expect an operating system to perform, and isolate some of the characteristics it must exhibit in order to do so.
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© 1993 A. M. Lister and R. D. Eager
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Lister, A.M., Eager, R.D. (1993). Functions and Characteristics of an Operating System. In: Fundamentals of Operating Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2252-9_2
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