Inside Microsoft Windows 2000

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 1 Concepts and Tools In this chapter, we'll introduce the key Microsoft Windows 2000 concepts and terms we'll be using throughout this book, such as the Microsoft Win32 API, processes, threads, virtual m...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 2 System Architecture Now that we've covered the terms, concepts, and tools you need to be familiar with, we're ready to start our exploration of the internal design goals and structure of Microsoft Wind...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 3 System Mechanisms Microsoft Windows 2000 provides several base mechanisms that kernel-mode components such as the executive, the kernel, and device drivers use. This chapter explains the following syst...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 4 Startup and Shutdown In this chapter, we'll describe the steps required to boot Microsoft Windows 2000 and the options that can affect system startup. We'll then explain what occurs on an orderly syste...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 5 Management Mechanisms This chapter describes three fundamental mechanisms in Microsoft Windows 2000 that are critical to the management and configuration of the system: The registry Services...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 6 Processes, Threads, and Jobs In this chapter, we'll explain the data structures and algorithms that deal with processes, threads, and jobs in Microsoft Windows 2000. The first section focuses on the in...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 7 Memory Management In this chapter, you'll learn how Microsoft Windows 2000 implements virtual memory and how it manages the subset of virtual memory kept in physical memory. These jobs involve two prim...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 8 Security Preventing unauthorized access to sensitive data is essential in any environment in which multiple users have access to the same physical or network resources. An operating system, as well as...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 9 I/O System The Microsoft Windows 2000 I/O system consists of several executive components that together manage hardware devices and provide interfaces to hardware devices for applications and the syste...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 10 Storage Management Storage management defines the way that an operating system interfaces with nonvolatile storage devices and media. The term storage encompasses many different devices, including ta...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 11 Cache Manager The Microsoft Windows 2000 cache manager is a set of kernel-mode functions and system threads that cooperate with the memory manager to provide data caching for all Windows 2000 file sys...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 12 File Systems In this chapter, we present an overview of the file system formats supported by Microsoft Windows 2000. We then describe the types of file system drivers and their basic operation, includ...

[Previous] [Next] Chapter 13 Networking Microsoft Windows 2000 was designed with networking in mind, and it includes broad networking support that is integrated with the I/O system and the Win32 API. The four basic types of netwo...