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Guide to Operating Systems, Enhanced Edition provides the information needed to understand and support the desktop, server, and network operating systems in use today -- Windows XP, Windows Vista (the latest Windows version) Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows 2000, SUSE Linux, Fedora Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Mac OS X (Panther and Tiger), and NetWare. Major concepts include operating system theory, installation, upgrading, configuring (operating system and hardware), file systems, security, hardware options, storage, resource sharing, network connectivity, maintenance, and troubleshooting. This book combines theory and technical practice for a stronger understanding, and it is great for training technical professionals who support multiple operating systems. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Queenie
Some books you're not sure if you are going to get the CD that comes with it and this book was delivered as promised with the CD in a timely manner.

Good book for College Course in Operating Systems
Guide to Operating Systems (enhanced edition) by Michael Palmer and Michael Walters, does the job if you need it for a college course.

It is becoming a bit dated now that Windows 7 is out. Vista is not covered in great detail.

I don't expect to work much with Linux and will probably never see some of the server systems they talk about.. But I still had to remember it long enough to take the tests.

Seems to me they want to make a real point how all operating systems, older windows, Linux, and the Mac OX can all be networked together.

Wish I could remember half of what is in that book now, less than a year since I used it.

CD Scratched, but it was a used book...
One of the CDs was visibly scratched and would not read.But this was a used book, and for a class, so within expectations.You may want to avoid buying used as an individual if you think you will want the CD...

Not bad!
I only got this book for my OS class. It's academic book after all. It did the job well!

These books get out of date quickly
This really isn't a BAD book. I guess the reason I didn't like it so much is that it doesn't include the best information on the newest Windows OSs or the newst networking protocols. Yes, Vista is mentioned and described in brief, but I'd say there was more (and better) information on MAC OS than there was on Vista. And there's virtually no information on the new wireless Draft N standard.

There is also some good info on Netware that I hadn't seen in other similar books. The book even goes back a ways so you get some history of which functions came first in which OSs. However, the printer and communications information is lacking. The DSL and cable modem info seemed very dated and minimal, although the author does mention DOCSIS 2.0. I just feel he didn't go into how these things work at all. The print information was also dated since the book spent more time on old print technology like dot matrix and line printers than it did on ECP vs EPP. And this book spent LOTS of pages on describing what resources (as in memory, CPU speed, and hard drive space) are needed for various OSs.

I also wish this book had more on OSs like VAX, AS400, and other mini and mainframe OSs. This book really should be titled PC Operating Systems due to its limited coverage. I just think a book like this is hard to fulfill most people's needs. I bought the book only because it was required for my Operating Systems class at FHSU and I honestly feel between this book AND the course I learned nothing new that I would want to retain (after all, I haven't worked at a company that was big into Netware or basic networking in a really long time). It may, however, be good for someone who knows nothing already about operating systems and therefore needs the history lesson and basic details.

I guess what I'm saying is but it if you are a beginner. Better yet, see if your library carries it. ... Read more

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In the early days of computing, hardware and software systems were designed separately. Today, as multicore systems predominate, this separation is becoming impractical.

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Build Your Computer Career on a Solid Foundation

Whether you're setting out to earn your A+ certification or just want to know more about how a PC works, A+ JumpStart: PC Hardware and Operating Systems Basics is the place to start. Inside, an experienced PC technician and author demystifies every aspect of PC technology, giving you a firm footing from which you can work towards and realize your goals. Coverage includes:
* PC safety and preventive maintenance
* Motherboard selection and setup
* CPU and memory types
* How video cards and monitors work
* Setting up hard drives
* Selecting and configuring expansion boards
* Electricity basics
* Selecting, installing, and troubleshooting printers
* Selecting and setting up network components
* Configuring Windows for network file and printer sharing
* Device resource management in Windows
* Troubleshooting Windows
* Setting up Internet connections ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Very helpful for someone starting out
It's true, this book will not single-handedly make you pass the A+ exams. It's a beginner book, geared for someone who is just starting out studying computer hardware as a career path. It was great for my students (I teach an A+ class) because the big books were more than they could digest right off the bat. It would not be for everyone though. I'd say if you are already a working PC technician, with a good knowledge of hardware, pick a more advanced book. But if you are just curious about repairing computers, or you don't have a whole lot of experience yet and need to ramp up slowly, definitely go with this one.

Someone commented on errors in the book, but I think every book has an error or two in it. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. This book has tons of good information in it, and is at least 99.9% accurate.

Good for beginners....
This book is a good start toward learning the basics of a PC, but this book will not help you pass the A+ test. Now that is out of the way, it does give a good description of what a motherboard looks like, what buses look like and how they work.
The book does give you some good pictures of how to put memory on a motherboard, and it does have some good points in this book. One of them has to do with the new words that most people don't know what they mean, for example, like what TCP/IP does and what it stands for. It also shows you the command lines like what FDISK does, the basic boot process, basic networking, basic troubleshooting, and just about basic problems you will run into a as a technician. The thing I don't like about this book is that it does not deal with the more technicial detail like the Power On Self Test, the FRU, how the IRQ's work, how to troubleshoot advanced problems; hardware and software. The book is short, and it will help you get the basic technicial skills. Not the best since I am a certified PC Technician, but for anyone who wants to learn how a computer works, then get this book. This book is not for the person who has years of experience, and know what they are doing. So to the beginners who want technicial skills, get this book. It will really help you get a good grasp on computers.

Ruined by too many major errors
The A+ jumpstart professes to be an introduction to the basic info you'll need to know for your A+ exam. If you don't know what the A+ exam is, this book will tell you, and even if you arent interested in getting certified ever, you'll learn a lot of basics about PCs. Those who are serious about getting A+ certitified however should beware and take note that this is NOT an all in one guide. For that I would reffer you to the "All in One A+ Certification Exam Guide" By Michael Meyers. So don't expect to learn it all in this one book.

What this book will do is give you a pretty good place to start if you have no idea where to begin on your quest to getting A+ certified. It tries to "jumpstart" you, by giving you the basic run down of many key concepts and facts. Generally it does a pretty good job of this, but in some places it falls short.

Where? Well.. it's tough to write a book at this level. In some places the book tells you stuff that is so basic it's almost common sense, and in other instances the book assumes you already know things that many people may not (such as the fact computers use binary numbers to process and store data). It's a bit akward, and some of the more basic computing concepts are ignored, it's difficult to tell whether they were left out by chance, or were left out because the author considered them "advanced" and unnecessary to begin with.

The book also has a habit of asking you to remember stuff it never talked about. It will say things like "remember when you learned such and such from chapter 2" when in reality chapter 2 only made a passing comment about what it's reffering to. It almost seems at times as if the book is a chopped down version of an all in one, more coprehensive book. But this doesnt detract too much from the over all experience.

I did notice one major typo on page 98... In the paragraph it says "with 16 bit color you get 256 colors"... then in the table right below it, it clearly shows 16 bit color as having 65,536 colors. It's a good thing I already understood color depth enough to notice the mistake and know which was correct (the table). Many introductary tech books dont get enough attention from the editors, and I could just imagine how confusing this may be to someone who didnt already know about color depth. Come on guys, do better editing!

Yet still, the book is a pretty good place to start if you're looing into A+ cert and don't know where to begin and want a quick overview or intro. But I would strongly suggest Mike Meyer's book as a second step or to anyone REALLY serious about A+ Cert.

***
As an update to this review I've come across another MAJOR informational error in this book. The chapter on memory is COMPLETELY WRONG. It claims that to fill a bank of memory the bit width must match that of the CPU's address bus... when this is clearly INCORRECT. In fact, what they mean to say is the EXTERNAL DATA bus (big dif). This isn't a one-time typographical mistake either, but is repeated through the ENTIRE chapter. Why didnt the editor/fact checkers notice this BLATANT error!

This, combined with other smaller errors I noticed is enough to make me completely loose all confidence in any of the facts in this book. Consequently I can no longer reccomend this book as a study tool because you may be learning/studying the WRONG INFORMATION! This is unacceptable for a book that people are going to buy to help them prepare for a professional certification exam. This is no small deal since the test can cost over 300 dollars to take, and learning the wrong information early on can really hurt someone's understanding, especially beginners who will just end up being very confused by conflicting facts when they move on to other books.

What good is a book that is meant to help you learn, when you cant trust any of the facts it gives you? Unless you want to read this book while sitting online so that you can double check every number, figure or definition it gives you... avoid this book. Im very disapointed to be forced to change my rating from 4 stars, to 2 stars based on this experience.

Easy to Understand, learn quickly, Great Pictures.
Studying for the A+ Cert Exam?Start with this book definetely.Everything is well written and easy to understand.Wished more books were written like this.Then from here go to the Michael Myers Book.Good luck!!!

Excellent for the beginner
This is not the only book you'll need to study for the A+ exams, but it's definitely the first book you should read if you don't have much background in PC hardware yet.It lays out the basics for every exam objective in language that anyone can understand. If you would like to get A+ certified but you find those big 1000-page books intimidating and confusing, try this book first. After you read it, the bigger books will make much more sense. ... Read more

Product Description

Solaris™ 10 System Administration Essentials is the first book to concisely yet comprehensively cover all of the breakthrough features of the Solaris 10 operating system. The Solaris OS has a long history of innovation, and the Solaris 10 OS is a watershed release that includes features such as

• Zones, which provide application isolation and facilitate server consolidation
• ZFS™, the file system that provides a new approach to managing your data with an easy administration interface
• The Fault Management Architecture, which automates fault detection and resolution
• The Service Management Facility, a unified model for services and service management on every Solaris system
• Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), for troubleshooting OS and application problems on production systems in real time

In addition, the Solaris 10 OS fully supports 32-bit and 64-bit x86 platforms, as well as the SPARC^®  architecture.

The book’s key topics include

• Installing, booting, and shutting down a system
• Managing packages and patches (software updates)
• Controlling system processes
• Managing disks and devices
• Managing users
• Configuring networks
• Using printing services

Solaris™ 10 System Administration Essentials is part of a new series on Solaris system administration. It is a practical guide to deploying and managing the Solaris 10 operating system in a business or academic environment. The book is easy to read and rich with examples–a perfect companion for system administrators who are deploying the Solaris OS for the first time.

Customer Reviews (3)

Meh.
I purchased this book and Solaris 10 Security Essentials together, in part because they were authored by Sun's engineers, as the books state. I teach these topics, and I'm always on the lookout for better presentations or demonstrations that would improve my delivery and deepen my own understanding.

There are, alas, mostly off-putting elements in this book. I don't know what I had in mind for "Solaris System Engineers" as the authors, but it sure wasn't technical writers, who compose about half the group. Accordingly, some discussions seem re-phrased from a man page or [...] material, and not improved upon either. In other places, the technical information is laid out in about the least imaginative or helpful way I can conjure. Turning data structure elements into bullet points (see Chapter 6, "Managing System Processes"), then tabling a bunch of commands and showing one simple example of each...c'mon, man, you're the engineers. That's all you know?

Why this book devotes a chapter to Fault Management frankly escapes me. You can go a long way in Solaris 10 and not know or care about FMA. It's of course a very useful thing, but essential to a beginner? No. The Service Management Facility (SMF), on the other hand, fundamentally alters the administrative landscape for Solaris. Where is it? It's got about seven pages at the end of Chapter 2, "Boot, Service Management, and Shutdown." It's an architectural discussion of the sort I expected the FMA chapter to be, high-level and not intended for a lot of exploration at first. That's too bad. If anyone can figure out how to use SMF from this presentation, it's because you didn't need it.

Other elements I find bordering on silliness. Chapter 8, "Managing Disks," has an illustration of a hard drive that must be older than both my children, combined. Understanding storage technology today is well beyond mapping outdated disk anatomy to its logical view in Solaris. The authors don't seem to know: things have changed. A lot. And in Chapter 11, "Solaris User Management," eleven pages are devoted to no fewer than four key topics: managing users and groups, creating a NIS domain (??), and managing roles. Fifteen pages for fault management, eleven for the foundation to identifying users on a network of systems?

Patch management in Solaris can be a complicated exercise in hair-pulling. To that end, the book includes two tables, spanning six pages, that list and describe the patching tools and document the different patch types. The remainder of the chapter is a narrated if-then-else for patching; again, material you can find freely elsewhere. Of all the subjects where the reader might like more insight than information, patching is probably first on the list. No help here.

In summary, the engineering authors seem to have contributed brief architectural overviews, while the tech writers seem to have covered well-known territory not so well. It's a disappointing combination. You can't really experiment much with the former, or learn much from the latter that you couldn't teach yourself. If you've bought the initial books in these series, I recommend a careful look at subsequent titles before laying down real money. Seems to me the editorial standards may have taken a dive.

expectations not met
I was hoping this would be a new era of literature published by or in cooperation with Sun, a rebirth if you will. My expectations had been a little high as I anxiously awaited this book. Upon reading it I was greatly disappointed by the shallow level of the content.In all fairness I could imagine it's hard to cover all of the wicked cool useful pieces within Solaris 10 while still keeping it to one book (under 1000 pages). However this book basically read like a reference to what man pages you should read for more information without really getting into much detail.

If you want something to actually give you applicable skills in a certain Solaris 10 topic get the Bill Calkins exam prep books and read the sections your interested in.You'll walk away with more skills and understanding.

As a die hard Solaris user/advocate for the past 15 years I'm still puzzled why the Sun training and published books are so technically shallow. It would be nice to see something between the reference material located in [...] and the in depth articles that come out as "blueprints", and niche articles in bigadmin.

Derek

A good basic Solaris Admin book
The books gives out a many details of Solaris system for basic system administration and is a handy reference book as well. For me, I wish it could put a little bit more in Service Management which is new and unique in Solaris 10 and not in any other unix platform.

I know that there are a lot stuff in Solaris 10 but I also think this book can get introduce ldom, with comparison to zone, as I guess there will be more and more sites use ldom in the future.

Today, working as a systems administrator, it is inevitable to have san connection in the system. It will be nice this book can introduce something about san and multipathing in Solaris 10. ... Read more

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Understanding the main principles and algorithms underlying a modern operating system is essential in undergraduate computer science. The complexity of this subject, however, means that mastering it requires significant practical experience. This unique book accomplishes just that: it teaches introductory subjects in OS design and implementation through hands-on engagement with OSP 2, the next generation of the highly popular OSP courseware. 

This book exposes students to many essential features of operating systems while at the same time isolating them from low-level, machine-dependent concerns. With its accompanying software, the book contains enough projects for up to three semesters. Even one semester's study, however, suffices to cover page-replacement strategies in virtual memory management, CPU scheduling strategies, disk seek-time optimization and other issues in operating system design. 

Features include:

• Provides an opportunity to practice OS design and implementation skills in a realistic, flexible, and easy-to-use systems programming environment that promotes "active learning" and reinforces lecture material.

• OSP 2 is written in Java, so that students learn an object-oriented approach to OS design and implementation.

• Contains many pedagogical tools: chapter goals, internet support for students and instructors; OSP 2 courseware and an instructors' manual, which includes helpful tips for course instructors and sample assignments, is available at www.springer.com/978-1-84628-842-5.

• Each chapter includes self-contained explanations of the OS concepts underlying the student project for that chapter.

Written for undergraduates in a first operating systems course, this text provides essential foundations through the user-friendly, highly flexible OSP 2 courseware environment.

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A complete program of textbook, lab manual, and software, this Microsoft Official Academic Course provides everything students need to build the knowledge and skills necessary to support end users and computers running the Microsoft suite of productivity applications. In addition, this textbook will help students to prepare for the Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician examination 70-272: Supporting Users and Troubleshooting Desktop Applications on a Microsoft Windows XP Operating System. The Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician is a new two-exam credential available from Microsoft Learning. The certification is directed at the skills needed for working in a variety of environments, including corporate environments as well as support for home users via phone support, remote support, and retail counter support. A complete set of instructor resources supports the book. ... Read more

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fast
The book came over night and brand new just like the ad said. Thank you so much for the fast service ... Read more

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The first authoritative description of Berkeley UNIX, its design and implementation. Book covers the internal structureof the 4.3 BSD systems and the concepts, data structures and algorithms used in implementing the system facilities. Chapter on TCP/IP. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portlan ... Read more

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Operating systems have evolved substantially over the past two decades, and there is a need for a book which can explain major developments and changes in this dynamic field. This is such a book. Comprehensive, and useful as a text and reference, Advanced Concepts in Operating Systems lays down all the concepts and mechanisms involved in the design of advanced operating systems. The discussion is reinforced by many examples and cases ... Read more

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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.

This books brings back memories. Unpleasant ones.
I remember this textbook from when I had to use it as an Undergrad. The Operating Systems class it was used in was terrible, and the lecturing Professor was a total d***. The book itself is okay however. Just remember: "It doesn't matter what book you use, so much as the person instructing you".Too bad the authors didn't put that in the book's Preface.


Don't get me wrong: This is a fairly decent OS book. A Good reference.

However, this book brings back traumatic memories of my Ordeal in that undergraduate OS class.

Now I need a drink.

Thanks for reading.

A good comprehensive book.
Overall a reasonable text to learn Distributed OS concepts. Its coverage of distributed algorithms is good. I would recommend reading the original papers for a better understanding though. The chapters are well organizedand it is a good intruductory book for a grad student. Its coverage ofdistributed database concepts is rather superficial though.

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. ... Read more

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Elmasri, Levine, and Carrick's "spiral approach" to teaching operating systems develops student understanding of various OS components early on and helps students approach the more difficult aspects of operating systems with confidence.While operating systems have changed dramatically over the years, most OS books use a linear approach that covers each individual OS component in depth, which is difficult for students to follow and requires instructors to constantly put materials in context.

Elmasri, Levine, and Carrick do things differently by following an integrative or "spiral" approach to explaining operating systems. The spiral approach alleviates the need for an instructor to "jump ahead" when explaining processes by helping students "completely" understand a simple, working, functional system as a whole in the very beginning. This is more effective pedagogically, and it inspires students to continue exploring more advanced concepts with confidence. ... Read more

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'... a very good balance between the theory and practice of real-time embedded system designs.' —Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino, Ph.D., Research Laboratory, Internet Initiative Japan Inc., IETF IPv6 Operations Working Group (v6ops) co-chair 'A cl

Develop a working understanding of the common design patterns and program structures of RTOSs so you can create your own standard building blocks. You learn how to decompose an application into units, and how to combine these units with other objects and services to create standard building blocks. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (16)

No Book
I did not receive this book.Amazon has already charged me for it and on the track you purchase it says its delivered.The product was available from many vendors but I chose Amazon since I trusted it the most.I personally will not deal with them anymore.

Do not have any details on how things work!!
This book wasted pages with big fonts and hallow tables. For example this book states create_thread() function create a thread. No trace on how it create a thread, what create_thread() function actually do!!. The same kind of descriptions about all RTOS calls. This book might better appeal if it focuses on inner working of RTOS than vague descriptions about it.

Good for newcomers to embedded systems
The book walks you through all the steps of embedded systems development before going into the details of RTOS, which is the main focus of the book. It is a great book for the intended readers of the book, as stated up front in the book.

Good VxWorks-centric Intro to Real Time OS
This book is a good introduction to readers who are beginners in the world of embedded programming and real-time operating systems. A real-time OS facilitates the creation of real-time systems, but does not guarantee that they are real-time. Nor does an RTOS necessarily have high throughput. Instead, they enable, through specialized scheduling algorithms and deterministic behavior, the guarantee that system deadlines can be met. Thus a real-time OS is valued more for how quickly it can respond to an event than for the total amount of work it can do.
This book, written by a senior architect at Wind River Systems, is very VxWorks centric. This is OK, since VxWorks is one of the better commercial real-time operating systems out there, having been on the scene in various forms since 1983. This book will introduce you to all of the terminology you will need to be familiar with before you write code that uses VxWorks. I highly recommend it for anybody who is or is planning to get involved in embedded systems. Since so many robot designers end up programming with VxWorks, I highly recommend it especially to them. The concepts of scheduling, tasks, semaphores, queues, exceptions, and timers are all covered very well, even for those readers who have no previous exposure to operating systems in general. There is plenty of pseudocode and instructive diagrams. However, when it comes to actually writing an embedded system with VxWorks, no book that I know of actually gives out that kind of knowledge. There is no substitute to attaching yourself to a person experienced in this sort of work and learning by example. But first, read this book so that you understand what it is that they are teaching you. For real newbies, read "Designing Embedded Hardware" to get an idea of what devices make up an embedded system, and then "Programming Embedded Systems with C and C++" to get an idea of how these devices are controlled. At that point, you will be ready for this book.

No depth
Please have a look before you buy! Be sure to check
out the vacuous tables that inform us, for example,
that the "Suspend" operation"Suspends a task" and
so on for seven other task-related operations. This
is a quibble, but I think the lack of content in the
tables reflects a grave shortcoming of the book as
a whole: there's just not much there. In my opinion
part of the problem is lack of specificity. I wish
that the authors had focused on a single real operating
system (e.g. VxWorks) with actual code examples rather
attempting the very difficult task of covering the
entire real-time operating system landscape. ... Read more

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Guide to Operating Systems Security is designed to expand networking student's basic network and operating system skills to include planning, implementation, and auditing of a system's security. This text covers a variety of operating systems, including a Windows client operating system, Windows server operating system, Linux, Novell NetWare, and Mac OS.Each chapter offers extensive learning aids including review questions, hands-on projects, and case studies that reinforce concepts and help student apply them to real world applications. ... Read more

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OS Security
Really, it is a good book in OS Security but it needs update from the author on New OS like Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and the new security technologies.

Outstanding Shipping Time
I needed the item for class, and I was three weeks in to the class and didn't have the book yet.So I researched and decided to go with this company, I'm definitely glad I did.

Thanks for shipping it so fast.It arrived around the same time as a book I ordered 2 weeks prior.

Very good overview of the security terms
I used this book for a University course on Information System Security. The chapters on firewall, wireless security, VPN,E-mail security, and monitoring are good.The "hands-on" projects are very useful if you do nothave Check Point software installed for the class.I will recommend this book to all. ... Read more

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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 Part II of the best selling MODERN OPERATING SYSTEMS, fulfills that need. KEY TOPICS: It covers the material from the original book, including communication, synchronization, processes and file systems, and adds new material on distributed shared memory. It also contains 4 detailed case studies, Amoeba, Mach, Chorus, and OSF/DCE. Tanenbaum's trademark writing style provides the reader with a thorough yet concise treatment of distributed systems. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

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! ... Read more

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Operating systems kernels are central to the functioning of computers. Security of the overall system, as well as its reliability and responsiveness, depend upon the correct functioning of the kernel. This unique approach – presenting a formal specification of a kernel – starts with basic constructs and develops a set of kernels; proofs are included as part of the text.

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micro C/OS specification using Z
This book include FIFO queues, process tables and semaphores in chapter 2. In chapter 3, operating system, micro C/OS is described using objective Z schemata rather than Z.
Z is ISO/IEC standards.ISO/IEC 13568:2002 Information technology -- Z formal specification notation -- Syntax, type system and semantics.
And related standard is followint.
ISO/IEC 10165-4:1992/Amd 3:1998 Guidelines for the use of Z in formalizing the behaviour of managed objects .

I am no Z specialist nor OS specialist. And I do not have Z( and objective Z) translator to C language. So I cannot understand main part of this book.
So I request my colleague to rewrite this Z example to be utilized B methods.
Also I request another colleague to write TOPPERS/SSP(smallest set profile) specification using Z.
It should be rewrite to be utilised B methods.

This is the first book who can start to formally designe and evaluate the architecture of operating system. ... Read more

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Providing a comprehensive introduction to operating systems, this book emphasizes the fundamentals of the key mechanisms of modern operating systems, and the types of design tradeoffs and decisions involved in operating system design. It presents recent developments in operating system design, and uses three running examples of operating systems to illustrate the material--Windows NT, UNIX, and IBM MVS. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

This book is no good
I used this book as the textbook for my course at Loyola Univ. (Chicago). It is as bad as other books written by consultants. The professional habit of consultants is to make easy problems hard, while professors' habit is to make hard problem easy. This book uses many unnecessary classifications to inflate pages, shows many incorrect approaches before finally gives the right answer. These can really make students confused. I sold the book as soon as the semester is over.

XiaolongWu

Very Good with overviews of UNIX, NT, VMS
This was used as the text for an operating systems class I took at U of Missouri, St. Louis. I found it very good with many tables and diagrams.Many chapters discuss how concepts were implemented in specific OSes such as UNIX, NT, and VMS so you get some familiarity with modern systems. Excercises at the end of each chapter are good but no answer key! ... Read more

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Computer Science
Operating System Principles, by Per Brinch Hansen, gives computer science and professional programmers a general explanation and analysis of operating systems. The book explains how an OS works to allow sharing of information easy and efficient. ... Read more

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Offering a broad survey of operating systems, this text provides a strong foundation for learning about the history, types, and functions of operating systems. ... Read more

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Introduction to Operating Systems: A Survey Course
This was a required course in the pursuit of A+ Certification and your book was much more reasonable than the school bookstore price.The delivery was much faster than I expected and I would gladly order again.
K. Robertson, Jamestown, TN

Good start for beginner's...
This book was excellent for me as a non-experienced computer user.I was able to take a look at mutiple operating systems and discover on my own which I liked best. ... Read more