
Chapter 3. Operating System Software Components
This chapter is intended to discuss the various software components within the
Operating System that are used to enable storage management. A brief
overview of the higher level software components available for storage
management is also included.
3.1 The Operating System
The operating system of a computer has been defined in many ways, but
essentially it is a set of software interfaces and functions designed to provide an
environment in which the hardware resources of the system can be utilized
easily to do work. Within this definition there can be arbitrary levels of
complexity, ranging from simple operating ...