<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Strict//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Synthesis: An Efficient Implementation of Fundamental Operating System Services - Abstract</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/style.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css"> </head> <body> <div id="nav"> <a class=home href="../index.html">Alexia's Home</a> <a class=here href="index.html">Dissertation</a> <a href="abs.html">Abstract</a> <a href="ack.html">Acknowledgements</a> <a href="toc.html">Contents</a> <a href="ch1.html">Chapter 1</a> <a href="ch2.html">Chapter 2</a> <a href="ch3.html">Chapter 3</a> <a href="ch4.html">Chapter 4</a> <a href="ch5.html">Chapter 5</a> <a href="ch6.html">Chapter 6</a> <a href="ch7.html">Chapter 7</a> <a href="ch8.html">Chapter 8</a> <a href="bib.html">Bibliography</a> <a href="app-A.html">Appendix A</a> </div> <div id="running-title"> Synthesis: An Efficient Implementation of Fundamental Operating System Services - Abstract </div> <div id="content"> <div id="title"> Synthesis:<br> An Efficient Implementation<br> of Fundamental<br> Operating System Services </div> <div id="author">Alexia Massalin</div> <div id=subtext> Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. </div> <div id="institution">Columbia University</div> <div id="year">1992</div> <br> <hr> </div> </body> </html>