Operating System Concepts with Java [with eGrade 1-Term Access Code]

by Abraham Silberschatz

A BETTER WAY TO LEARN ABOUT OPERATING SYSTEMS Master the concepts at work behind modern operating systems! Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne’s Operating Systems Concepts with Java, Sixth Edition illustrates fundamental operating system concepts using the java programming language, and introduces you to today’s most popular OS platforms. The result is the most modern and balanced introduction to operating systems available. Before you buy, make sure you are getting the best value and all the learning tools you’ll need to succeed in your course. If your professor requires eGrade Plus , you can purchase it here at no additional cost! With this special eGrade Plus package you get the new text—no highlighting, no missing pages, no food stains—and a registration code to eGrade Plus , a suite of effective learning tools to help you get a better grade. All this, in one convenient package! eGrade Plus gives

Genres: Computer Science, Programming, Reference

Hardcover

First published October 31, 2003

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

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

(read this before Goodreads, added this review years after reading the book)

Probably enjoyed it.

[Yup · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ehmeh. Usefulness of this book entirely depends on how your instructor integrates it into the course.

[Jason Caldwell · Rating 1 out of 5]

Of all the textbooks I have read this was by far the most painful.

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the best text for teaching Operating Systems...