Operating System Concepts Hardcover – 14 July 2008

As a first year computer science student this book was recommended to me by one of my tutors.It is a very comprehensive guide to the workings of the computer / operating system with lots of excellent diagrams and good explanations of quite complex topics. I would say it is aimed at those studying A level computing and higher or those with a very strong interest and background in computing.Used alongside lectures and course material I really didn't need to go anywhere else for more information. The book really is an excellent study guide and useful for revision too.It is the best study related book I have purchased, good value for money.

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.

I found this book useful as it allowed me to understand the basics of operating systems and how it works. This book helped me a lot during my dissertation and there a few context errors but nothing major.

I read this book when I was studying, translated in my native language and I found it great. Reading it in the original language and a few editions later is even better. The text is very clear and intuitive, but still very technical. This is definitely a must to any computer science engineer or anyone that wants to know what's going on under the hood.

Font makes it hard for myself to read for too long, bought for uni course and the material is there so works as intended.

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If your on a computing course then its good for revision and intensive research into operating systems. Great diagrams showing how things work etc. I found it very boring to read though!

This book is a very good introduction to the world of operating systems. I didn't attend an operating system class at university, and I wanted to catch up with the basic ideas of how an operating system works. This books covers all topics about the internal workings of a modern operating systems, i.e. CPU scheduling, memory paging, I/O management, protection and security, real-time operating systems, and much more. Each topic is thoroughly described in a chapter of about 50 pages; a summary and a description of the most important references is also provided at the end of each chapter. The book is very readable and succseeds in conveying to the reader the feeling of how complex and sophisticated operating systems have become over the years thanks to faster CPUs and hardware peripherals. This is a very good starting point for everyone interested in how an operating system works.