Operating System Concepts Essentials

by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter B. Galvin, Greg Gagne

Straightforward coverage of the core concepts 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. This book covers the core concepts of operating systems without any unnecessary jargon or text. The authors put you on your way to mastering the fundamental concepts of operating systems while you also prepare for today’s emerging developments.  Operating Systems Concepts Essentials is a soup-to-nuts guide for all things involving operating systems!

Genres: Computer Science, Textbooks, Technical, Technology, Nonfiction

725 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 2010

About the author

Abraham Silberschatz is the Sidney J. Weinberg Professor & Chair of Computer Science at Yale University. Prior to joining Yale, he was the Vice President of the Information Sciences Research Center at Bell Laboratories. Prior to that, he held a chaired professorship in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
Professor Silberschatz is an ACM Fellow and an IEEE Fellow. He received the 2002 IEEE Taylor L. Booth Education Award, the 1998 ACM Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award, and the 1997 ACM SIGMOD Contribution Award. In recognition of his outstanding level of innovation and technical excellence, he was awarded the Bell Laboratories President's Award for three different projects - the QTM Project (1998), the DataBlitz Project (1999), and the Netlnventory Project (2004).
Professor Silberschatz' writings have appeared in numerous ACM and IEEE publications and other professional conferences and journals. He has also written Op-Ed articles for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Hartford Courant, among others.

Reviews

[Tori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clear. Concise. Not too overwhelming for a introductory book to a technical topic.

This was the textbook utilized in my Operating Systems course in college. So l read most of it along with that course. It has taken me a few years to get around to it, but l finally finished reading the last few chapters we didn't cover during that semester. I was pleased that even though time has passed, l was able to pick up where l left off without much backtracking; the material stuck.

[Hussain · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book deserves it's reputation.
Learn all about OS in full detail in a simple language.

[Dan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible book with absolutely incredibly cheap feeling paper. It feels nasty to touch. I feel extremely robbed by these publishers. Avoid if possible(good lock fellow unfortunate comp sci student)

[Matías · Rating 4 out of 5]

More than reading it I studied it. Enjoyed it, and very insightful. Haven't read other books than this one on this subject, and for that moment it was more than enough!

[Zachary · Rating 1 out of 5]

Horrible.

Imagine a simple concept (deadlocks).

Now make that one concept as confusing as possible and explain only one aspect of it for 150 pages.

Repeat.

Have exercises that have no solutions and aren't supported by your text.


Screw this book.

[Michael · Rating 1 out of 5]

dry and pedantic. but required for CS 3100 :-)

[Omnia A · Rating 3 out of 5]

dry and written by complicated language, suitable for the advanced student not for a new learner in CS.

[zeroed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Describes modern operating systems.