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Modern Operating Systems

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Herbert Bos

  • 1040 pages · about 17 hours
  • First published 1992
  • 31 editions
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1 About this book

Modern Operating Systems, Fourth Edition, is intended for introductory courses in Operating Systems in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering programs.

It also serves as a useful reference for OS professionals The widely anticipated revision of this worldwide best-seller incorporates the latest developments in operating systems (OS) technologies. The Fourth Edition includes up-to-date materials on relevant¿OS.

Tanenbaum also provides information on current research based on his experience as an operating systems researcher. Modern Operating Systems, Third Editionwas the recipient of the 2010 McGuffey Longevity Award. It will help: Provide Practical Detail on the Big Picture Concepts: A clear and entertaining writing style outlines the concepts every OS designer needs to master.

  • Computers and IT
  • Manuel
  • Operating systems

2 About Andrew S. Tanenbaum

Born 1944

Andrew Stuart Tanenbaum (born March 16, 1944), sometimes referred to by the handle AST, is an American-born Dutch computer scientist and retired professor emeritus of computer science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He is the author of MINIX, a free Unix-like operating system for teaching purposes, and has written multiple computer science textbooks regarded as standard texts in the field.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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