This book was the first to bring essential knowledge on embedded systems technology and techniques under a single cover. This second edition has been updated to the state-of-the-art by reworking and expanding performance analysis with more examples and exercises, and coverage of electronic systems now focuses on the latest applications....

SolarisOperating Environment System Administrator’s Guide, Fourth Edition is the definitive quick-start tutorialfor every new Solaris system administrator—and the ideal fast-accessreference for every Solaris administrator, regardless of...

Alexa McCurry leads an ordinary teenager's life in upstate New York—until she embarks on a summer adventure in Central America. While working at a potentially boring internship in a marine DNA lab, she befriends a local boy, José, and a remarkable dolphin,...

Payment systems are the indispensable infrastructure for financial markets and business activities. Every commercial trade and financial transaction is finalized only when the final settlement is made through a payment system. If operational failures would occur in a payment system, preventing smooth transfers of funds, national economies and...

• Install and configure the Solaris 10 operating environment on SPARC and x86/x64-based platforms
• Set up, manage, back up, and recover file systems
• Execute System Boot and Shutdown Procedures for SPARC and x86/x64-based systems
• Manage services using the...

In spite of the growing recognition of logistics as a necessary condition for business success, there is a lack of introductory literature covering the field’s technical aspects. Inspired by the bestselling Logistics Engineering Handbook, this fundamental...

* Over 50% new material * New DVD material with Film Bank on the Active Book disc * New Writing Bank which makes writing a fun and engaging activity * Pronunciation Bank gives students phonetic examples of unit vocabulary Active Book is the digital version of the Students' Book with interactive activities * Easy navigation of the...

A course in computer programming provides the typical student's first exposure to the field of computer science. Most students in such a course will have used computers all their lives, for email, games, web browsing, word processing, social networking, and a host of other tasks, but it is not until they write their first programs that...

"Always on" information networks must automatically reroute around virtually any problem-but conventional, redundant ring architectures are too inefficient and inflexible. The solution: mesh-based networks that will be just as survivable-and far more...

For many types of organization, the ultimate information handling aspiration is to have an integrated database system so that common files can be consulted by various sections of the organization, in an efficient and effective manner. However, database systems are not just pertinent to organizations or even large sections of enterprises. Many...