Very Computer

> I am soon taking certification exam for "Unix Programming" from
> www.tekmetrics.com  .
> Where can i find good information on the following topics preferably in
> tutorial format.
> I am trying to find the information in a more vrief format than an
> entire book if possible.

>  Advanced I/O
>      Asynchronous I/O
>      Memory Mapped I/O
>     Nonblocking I/O
>     Streams

> Daemon Processes
>     Concepts
>     Control

> Files & Directories
>     Commands
>     File types
>     Ownership Manipulation
>     Permission Structure
>     Properties
>     Status Functions
>     Sticky Bit

> I/O operations
>     redirection

> Interprocess Communication
>     Client-server properties
>     Message Queues
>     pipes
>     sockets

> Math
>     Concepts

> Process Control
>     Process Management functions
>     Process ownership
>     system function

> Process Relationships
>     Orphaned Processes
>     Process Identifiers
>     Shell execution of Programs
>     Terminal & Network logins

> Signals
>     Commands
>     signal control
>     signal function

>  Terminal I/O
>     curses
>     stty command
>     Terminal Attributes & Options

> Threads
>     Concepts

> Unix time values
>     Concepts

> Unix Utilities
>     grep
>     Make

> As for a book, here's two...

>         "Operating Systems - Design and Implementation"
>         by Andrew S. Tanenbaum ( (c) 1987 Prentice-Hall)
>         ISBN 0-13-637406-9
>         NB: 1) There's a second edition out, by Andy T. and Albert Woodhull
>             2) This discusses the principles of operations of Unix, using
>                 an example OS (called Minix). BTW: Minix was the progenitor of Linux

>         "Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment"
>         by W. Richard Stevens  ( (c) 1993 Addison-Wesley)
>         ISBN 0-201-56317-7

> You probably should also read

>         "The Unix Programming Environment"
>         by Brian W. Kernighan and Rob Pike  ( (c) 1984 Bell Labs)
>         Published by Prentice-Hall
>         ISBN 0-13-937681

> And don't skip classes

> > I am soon taking certification exam for "Unix Programming" from
> > www.tekmetrics.com  .
> > Where can i find good information on the following topics preferably in
> > tutorial format.
> > I am trying to find the information in a more vrief format than an
> > entire book if possible.

> >  Advanced I/O
> >      Asynchronous I/O
> >      Memory Mapped I/O
> >     Nonblocking I/O
> >     Streams

> > Daemon Processes
> >     Concepts
> >     Control

> > Files & Directories
> >     Commands
> >     File types
> >     Ownership Manipulation
> >     Permission Structure
> >     Properties
> >     Status Functions
> >     Sticky Bit

> > I/O operations
> >     redirection

> > Interprocess Communication
> >     Client-server properties
> >     Message Queues
> >     pipes
> >     sockets

> > Math
> >     Concepts

> > Process Control
> >     Process Management functions
> >     Process ownership
> >     system function

> > Process Relationships
> >     Orphaned Processes
> >     Process Identifiers
> >     Shell execution of Programs
> >     Terminal & Network logins

> > Signals
> >     Commands
> >     signal control
> >     signal function

> >  Terminal I/O
> >     curses
> >     stty command
> >     Terminal Attributes & Options

> > Threads
> >     Concepts

> > Unix time values
> >     Concepts

> > Unix Utilities
> >     grep
> >     Make

> --
> Lew Pitcher

> Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training