This book introduces the fundamental concepts and practical simulation
te- niques for modeling different aspects of operating systems to study
their g- eral behavior and their performance. The approaches applied are
obje- oriented modeling and process interaction approach to
discrete-event simu- tion. The book depends on the basic modeling
concepts and is more specialized than my previous book: Practical
Process Simulation with Object-Oriented Techniques and C++, published by
Artech House, Boston 1999. For a more detailed description see the Web
location: http: //science.kennesaw.edu/ jgarrido/mybook, html. Most
other books on performance modeling use only analytical approaches, and
very few apply these concepts to the study of operating systems. Thus,
the unique feature of the book is that it concentrates on design aspects
of operating systems using practical simulation techniques. In addition,
the book illustrates the dynamic behavior of different aspects of
operating systems using the various simulation models, with a general
hands-on approac