Advanced Concepts in Operating Systems

by Mukesh Singhal

Book Overview

Designed for the second course in operating systems, usually called advanced operating systems or distributed systems, taught in computer-science and computer-engineering departments, this text... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 007057572X
• ISBN13: 9780070575721
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Pretty good on a dry topic

This book is no walk in the park, but I was able to fully understand all the topics we covered in the book, in detail, just from the text of the book. This book, and the class that went along with it, took my skills at proofs to a new level. Not exactly what I would have expected on a class on Advanced Operating Systems. This book very much exemplifies why CS has it roots in mathematics, and if you are looking for a book on applied advanced operating systems concepts, this isn't the book for you. This book covers, in depth, the algorithms needed for advanced operating systems and their proof of correctness. You can build fault tolerant distributed systems by leveraging other peoples implementations of the algorithms covered in this book, but without understanding the material covered, creating your own working system would likely be wrought with hidden errors.

Simple to understand; has good examples

This book is very useful to get a good idea about the advanced issues in OS. But the only problem is that no particular topic could receive in-depth coverage. Perhaps it is a common problem for all books. Too much has been learnt about OS to be put in 500 pages. I recommend this to anyone who wants to get the gist without plodding through miles and miles of jargon and advanced mathematics.