Introduction to Operating System Design and Implementation: The OSP 2 Approach

by Michael Kifer, Scott Smolka

This book is an introduction to the design and implementation of operating systems using OSP 2, the next generation of the highly popular OSP courseware for undergraduate operating system courses. Coverage details process and thread management; memory, resource and I/0 device management; and interprocess communication. The book allows students to practice these skills in a realistic operating systems programming environment. An Instructors Manual details how to use the OSP Project Generator and sample assignments. Even in one semester, students can learn a host of issues in operating system design.

184 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2006

Reviews

[John Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ugh, this is a difficult book. It was used in my course as ahelper to project assignments (based on the book) involving OSP. I didn't think the explanations or exercises were coherent enough to be very helpful.