Operating Systems: A Modern Approach

by R. Garg, G. Verma

This book is designed to provide a step-by-step approach to understanding the basic concepts of operating systems. In addition to traditional operating systems such as Windows, it covers the main features of Red Hat Linux, iOS, and Android systems. It will be useful as a textbook for the introductory course in operating systems or as a reference for industry professionals who need information on recent mobile operating systems.



-Exclusive chapter on the latest mobile operating systems, e.g., Android, iOS, and Windows
-Additional chapter on the Linux operating system with detailed explanation of its architecture, components, main features, and also Red Hat Linux.

290 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 2015

Reviews

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a pretty decent introduction to operating systems, but it has several inaccuracies, so although it's pretty informative, I suggest trust but verify with it's information. I.E. when talking about the different types of interfaces, it mentions GUI (graphical user interfaces) and CUI (command user interfaces). The proper term for command interfaces is CLI (Command Line Interfaces). Also, when the hardware chart is offered for various ports on the PC, it claims that 37B through 37F is the parallel port. This is incorrect, 378 is the address for the first parallel port. (or at least it was on every pc I've ever owned, though a quick check of wikipedia seems to indicate the book is correct, and 378 was LPT2 which defaulted to LPT1 if the one at 37B didn't exist, odd).
Regardless, there are other shortcomings. This book was published (supposedly) in 2017, yet the IOS and linux histories end in 2005, while the microsoft chapter goes all the way to 2015. Android gets a mention, but only up to version 4.1.
The linux shell is simply called shell, instead of bash, and various other minor details are used incorrectly, or left out entirely.
Still, as an overall lesson in operating systems, it's not a bad primer, as it hits all the major points and covers most needed information, but I wouldn't rely on it as an absolute source when verifying detailed information about topics covered here.