Operating System Theory

Advanced Concepts In Operating Systems

Format: Hardcover
Author: Mukesh Singhal
ReleaseDate: 01 January, 1994
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Rating:

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

Simple to understand; has good examples
But the only problem is that no particular topic could receive in-depth coverage. This book is very useful to get a good idea about the advanced issues in OS. 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.