The third edition of this book differs from the second edition in numerous ways. To start with,
the chapters have been reordered to place the central material at the beginning. There is …

Intended for use as a college-level textbook for an introductory course on the basic concepts
of operating systems, this book is especially suitable for students with a fundamental …

An operating system is probably the most important part of the body of soft ware which goes
with any modem computer system. Its importance is reflected in the large amount of …

From the Publisher: Operating systems have evolved substantially over the past two
decades, and there is a need for a book which can explain major developments and …

Operating Systems deals with the fundamental concepts and principles that govern the
behavior of operating systems. Many issues regarding the structure of operating systems …

Computer systems of today have the potential for vastly improved application performance.
Advances in hardware technology have led to systems with more, faster processors, higher …

Serving as both a basic reference and an up-to-date survey of the state of the art, this book
covers the concepts, structure, and mechanisms of operating systems. Stallings presents the …

From the Preface MAIN GOAL This book tries to give students of computer science and
professional programmers a general understanding of operating systems--the programs that …

For more than twenty years, serious C programmers have relied on one book for practical, in-
depth knowledge of the programming interfaces that drive the UNIX and Linux kernels: W …