Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles

by William Stallings

Operating Internals and Design Principles is intended for use in a one- or two-semester undergraduate course in operating systems for computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering majors. It also serves as a useful reference for programmers, systems engineers, network designers and others involved in the design of computer products, information system and computer system personnel. Operating Systems provides a comprehensive and unified introduction to operating systems topics. Stallings emphasizes both design issues and fundamental principles in contemporary systems and gives readers a solid understanding of the key structures and mechanisms of operating systems. He discusses design trade-offs and the practical decisions affecting design, performance and security. The book illustrates and reinforces design concepts and ties them to real-world design choices through the use of case studies in Linux, UNIX, Android, and Windows 8. Teaching and Learning Experience This program presents a better teaching and learning experience–for you and your students. It will

Genres: Computer Science

800 pages, Hardcover

First published January 24, 2014

About the author

William Stallings is an American author. He has written computer science textbooks on operating systems, computer networks, computer organization, and cryptography.

Reviews

[Avril]

5.55

[mohamed abotir · Rating 4 out of 5]

great book for operating system history and how it operate and discuss principals for each component and how it implemented in many operating system like windows and linux
over all great book for reading if you interesting in operating system or need to know how windows see your software and so provide performance because you will know how windows schedule thread

[Ross Mcewen-Page · Rating 4 out of 5]

Concise and informative introduction to Operating Systems ...A number of the chapters seem a little short however most of the fundamental concepts are reviewed and presented in an easily digestible manner and there is also recommended reading for further study.