Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 7/e

Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles,
7e is ideal for introductory courses on operating systems.

Operating Systems: Internals and Design
Principles provides a comprehensive and unified introduction to
operating systems topics. Stallings emphasizes both design issues
and fundamental principles in contemporary systems and gives
readers a solid understanding of the key structures and mechanisms
of operating systems. He discusses design trade-offs and the
practical decisions affecting design, performance and security. The
book illustrates and reinforces design concepts and ties them to
real-world design choices through the use of case studies in UNIX
and Windows.

Operating Systems: Internals and Design
Principles, 6e received the 2009
Textbook Excellence Award from the Text and Academic Authors
Association (TAA)!