Distributed Operating Systems

by Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Book Overview

As distributed computer systems become more pervasive, there is a need for a book that explains how their operating systems are designed and implemented. This book, which is a revised and expanded... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132199084
• ISBN13: 9780132199087
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Well-Written Introductory Text

The book contains concepts and algorithms in the first half, and then lists (I think 3) distributed operating systems in the back as case studies. The book is very readable and entertaining, assuming you've had a course (or the equivalent) in (single machine) operating systems.This book covers all major aspects of distributed operating systems at reasonable level of depth -- you can't expect too much detail if you're going to cover all the topics.There's no examples of "real" code in the text, I think that's a good thing. There are a number of useful algorithms discussed in each chapter.This book is aging, and a little of the information is already dated (7 years old).

Distributed Operating Systems

Good, I'm going to use it next semester and I hope to learn so much from it

The best Distributed Operating System book

If you know Andrew S. Tanembaum and know "Modern Operating Systems" you will like this book. It's a upgrade to Distributed Systems and more. You will need this!