Publisher's Synopsis
By staying current, remaining relevant, and adapting to emergingcourse needs, Operating System Concepts by Abraham Silberschatz,Peter Baer Galvin and Greg Gagne has defined the operating systemscourse through nine editions. This second edition of the Essentialsversion is based on the recent ninth edition of the originaltext.
Operating System Concepts Essentials comprises a subset ofchapters of the ninth edition for professors who want a shortertext and do not cover all the topics in the ninthedition.
The new second edition of Essentials will be available as anebook at a very attractive price for students. The ebook willhave live links for the bibliography, cross-references betweensections and chapters where appropriate, and new chapter reviewquestions. A two-color printed version is alsoavailable.
