Operating Systems Implementation

Reading Material

Text Book

• Arpaci-Dusseau (2018) Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces

  I expect students to obtain the free version and read this entire book over the semester.

Other Useful Books

• Stallings (2018) Operating Systems

  Gives a good general background.

• Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne (2018) Operating System Concepts

  Clearly explains many OS concepts.

• Tanenbaum and Bos (2014) Modern Operating Systems

  Covers similar material to that of Silberschatz, in more technical detail.

• Tanenbaum (2005) Operating Systems - Design and Implementation

  Covers the fundamental principles of operating systems with practical application to the MINIX operating system. Includes the MINIX source code.