Windows Internals - Part 2

Complete guide with all the details of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2! The bible of system administrators! The book reveals the key components and architecture of the Windows operating system, and shows what happens behind the scenes. The authors are internationally recognized experts. The classic manual has been supplemented with the new features of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The details of the accumulated topics now fill two volumes. The new edition, as usual, provides an insider's view of the critical details of the operating system's operation. There is no other professional book that describes Windows in such detail. With the help of its exercises, the specialist can gain first-hand experience in the mysteries of design, troubleshooting, performance, and technical support. We recommend it to developers and operators alike. By learning about the inner workings of Windows, operators can understand and easily troubleshoot operating system errors, identify the root causes of problems, and fix them; developers can write more efficient, faster code, find program errors more easily, and better understand the causes of operational anomalies during debugging. This book helps you learn and understand the details of Windows architecture and inner workings. Volume 2 includes: Chapter 8 I/O System Chapter 9 Storage Management Chapter 10 Memory Management Chapter 11 Cache Manager Chapter 12 File Systems Chapter 13 Startup and Shutdown Chapter 14 Crash Dump Analysis