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Modern Operating Systems

Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Herbert Bos

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Summary

This textbook explains the concepts an operating system uses to manage hardware and provide services to programs. The fourth edition covers processes and threads, memory, file systems, input/output, deadlocks and security, alongside the history and structure of operating systems. It combines design concepts with practical detail for students and working programmers.

  • SourceModern Operating Systems — publisher/author page · Description, table of contents; fourth edition, published 2014, copyright 2015

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Evaluate operating-system designs for processes, memory, file systems and security.