Operating Systems: A Systematic View

by William S. Davis, T.M. Rajkumar

This sixth edition provides students with an applied introduction to the principles of operating systems while guiding them through most operating systems used today. Aimed at students who are interested in using, rather than designing, computer operating systems and networks, the text is designed to show why operating systems are needed and what they do. This book takes students through the principles of OS and illustrates them with a wealth of examples.

Genres: Computer Science

688 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 1977

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Reviews

[Joe Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is amazing.. its content it's valuable and everything. Anyway I need it for a class

[#ReadAllTheBooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd purchased this book for a computer class & I have to say that I did like the book. I'll admit, it wasn't the most thrilling textbook I had to read, but it did list things pretty clearly.

The beginning of the book had some pretty basic stuff, which I already knew but I suppose that there's people out there who are even more of a newbie than I am & didn't know some of that stuff.

This is a good textbook, but I'm interested in seeing what the next edition has in comparison to this one.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

Probably enjoyed it.