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Keep pace with the fast–developing world of operating systems
Open–source operating systems, virtual machines, and clustered computing are among the leading fields of operating systems and networking that are rapidly changing. With substantial revisions and organizational changes, Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne’s Operating System Concepts, Eighth Edition remains as current and relevant as ever, helping you master the fundamental concepts of operating systems while preparing yourself for today’s emerging developments.
As in the past, the text brings you up to speed on core knowledge and skills, including:
- What operating systems are, what they do, and how they are designed and constructed
- Process, memory, and storage management
- Protection and security
- Distributed systems
- Special–purpose systems
Beyond the basics, the Eight Edition sports substantive revisions and organizational changes that clue you in to such cutting–edge developments as open–source operating systems, multi–core processors, clustered computers, virtual machines, transactional memory, NUMA, Solaris 10 memory management, Sun’s ZFS file system, and more. New to this edition is the use of a simulator to dynamically demonstrate several operating system topics.
Best of all, a greatly enhanced WileyPlus, a multitude of new problems and programming exercises, and other enhancements to this edition all work together to prepare you enter the world of operating systems with confidence.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is absolutely the best book to start learning operating systems. Good concept, nice text even perfect for non english people like me (standard IT english is enough). There are exercises in book including modifying kernels.
Very good choice.
Very good choice.
Format:Hardcover
This is the required reading for the "Operating Systems" module in the on-line Masters program run by the University of Liverpool as of 1st April 2010.
A fairly good book, it deals with the concepts inherent in the core of any operating system first them goes on to explore the different types of operating system discussing the pro's and cons of each without too much bias in any one direction (other than open source).
I felt it necessary to reduce the rating by one star as, when the module started a 1 page list of errata in this publication was issued - mainly printing errors rather than context errors.
Other than this - a good book, if rather pricey, for any one interested in computer operating systems.
A fairly good book, it deals with the concepts inherent in the core of any operating system first them goes on to explore the different types of operating system discussing the pro's and cons of each without too much bias in any one direction (other than open source).
I felt it necessary to reduce the rating by one star as, when the module started a 1 page list of errata in this publication was issued - mainly printing errors rather than context errors.
Other than this - a good book, if rather pricey, for any one interested in computer operating systems.
Format:Paperback
I had the opportunity to read through different books regarding the subject and, while I must admit that each and every one of them has its pros and cons, Operating System Concepts provides the reader with a very solid introduction to the subject. Each chapter is very well structured, mainly on examples from real OS's like Solaris, Linux, Win XP or Mac OS X. Reading through the book, one will notice that some parts are repeated over and over again, but I must stress that I find this a very good thing because it keeps the reader with former issues fresh in their mind. Also, at the end of each chapter, there are some really interesting programming exercises in which the author engages the reader to modify kernel functions from different open source OS's. The code examples in the book are great and very good explained. (mostly C, but Java as well).
Sometimes, the reader will have the impression that the author is advertising Sun's OS, Solaris, because of the big number of examples from it and the good reviews he gives to different aspects of it.
All in all, I definetly recommend it. I will actually buy it for myself. I'm currently reading a library copy.
Sometimes, the reader will have the impression that the author is advertising Sun's OS, Solaris, because of the big number of examples from it and the good reviews he gives to different aspects of it.
All in all, I definetly recommend it. I will actually buy it for myself. I'm currently reading a library copy.
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