3.65/5
Author: Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Publication Date: Jan 1, 2007
Formats: PDF,Hardcover,Paperback
Rating: 3.65/5 out of 1787
Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
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Jan 04, 2013
I really sunk my teeth into this book in an attempt to understand the years of computing that had come and gone before I began my entry into Computer Sciences. When it comes to understanding the core components of a computer system, there's no better place to begin learning. The illustrations used in the book are a bit dated and unnecessary, but this book should remain useful for some time to come.Jun 26, 2011
The greatest book on operating systems by far. It combines plenty of information, flawless concise delivery, and useful exercises. This is one of the books that packs loads of technical details but reads as fiction. The content is structured very well, whatever questions arise during reading are usually answered on the following few pages. Questions that have no answers yet are also given, thus engaging the reader and once again ensuring that the reader follows the book closely. All in all, this The greatest book on operating systems by far. It combines plenty of information, flawless concise delivery, and useful exercises. This is one of the books that packs loads of technical details but reads as fiction. The content is structured very well, whatever questions arise during reading are usually answered on the following few pages. Questions that have no answers yet are also given, thus engaging the reader and once again ensuring that the reader follows the book closely. All in all, this is pure classics and recommended to everyone in the software industry. ...moreNov 28, 2016
Very strict and stale structures in the language and disposition. Read Three Easy Pieces instead, much easier to read and more pedagogical while delivering the same content (:May 07, 2014
Despite the massively dorky cover, this is an incredible book. I was assigned this book as textbook used in Computer Science 440 at Allegheny College, and while we did not read the entire book during that class, I intend to read it cover-to-cover this summer. Tanenbaum's clever, slightly witty writing style makes "Modern Operating Systems" a surprisingly engaging read for a textbook, and he's really adept at explaining concepts in OS theory and design in a very simple way that makes them quite Despite the massively dorky cover, this is an incredible book. I was assigned this book as textbook used in Computer Science 440 at Allegheny College, and while we did not read the entire book during that class, I intend to read it cover-to-cover this summer. Tanenbaum's clever, slightly witty writing style makes "Modern Operating Systems" a surprisingly engaging read for a textbook, and he's really adept at explaining concepts in OS theory and design in a very simple way that makes them quite easy to pick up. The figures, while simple, are clear, easy to understand, and very frequent. Code snippets, written in C, are also frequent, well-commented, and easy to understand. These factors all make this book a much better operating systems text than some others I could mention.Apr 04, 2012
A good solid explanation of operating systems, but a little disjointed.Feb 06, 2016
A very good OS introduction, the first 500 pages are must-read for everyone. Later in the book it gets a bit boring, and the information is not that valuable. Also it is talked too much about the history, and that is getting annoying, so that's why I can't give it 5 stars.Mar 18, 2009
While reading this book, I had the feeling that I'm actually a disciple of the great Tanenbaum. And that's itself is a very convincing reason to read the book.Jun 28, 2010
this is really a good book about operating system technology, it make depth view to Minix, and good description about IPC.May 05, 2011
Nice book to get a raw idea and most suitable for all students in the 6 th sem ....................Apr 15, 2014
Well to be honest, I dint finish it cover to cover. I have managed to (thanks to interest in *nix) more than a dozen book on operating system design. This one, ill admit, was different. It has an old school feel to it and it is surprisingly quite an easy read (although long). I really like this book mostly because I had troubles with remembering the fundamentals of semaphores amongst other things. This helped me a lot. Recommended.Oct 21, 2011
Feels really poorly edited, especially for a third edition; the choice of subjects and the structuring are sometimes pretty haphazard, sections don't really flow into each other, and typoes abound.Sep 30, 2014
This is the first computer science book that I have ever been able to read from cover to cover. Tanenbaum does a fantastic job of introducing and explaining concepts in a very linear manner so that if you do a deep reading of the book, it doesn't rely on very much outside knowledge except for that of C. There are even some spots where the author inserts some very dry jokes - dry humor is my humor and it's very rare, so this was a treat.Jan 19, 2017
Not only is Tanenbaum knowledgeable, he's funny as well. I'm surprised how many quips made it into this book. Every chapter is well-done, although I found myself zoning out in the chapter on Windows. The project management section in the final chapter is well worth a read not just for developers, but for anyone who needs to understand the Software Development Life Cycle, and the Further Reading list is an encyclopedia of awesome reference material for future reading.Jul 18, 2015
An excellent introduction to operating systems from one of the best scholars in the area. I was assigned this book as a textbook for a college course on operating systems, but I quickly fell in love with the book and found myself pouring over many of the sections not covered in class, and re-reading those we did discuss with greater detail. Tanenbaum's writing is excellent; it is clear and to the point but infused with enough wit and conversational tone to keep the reader engaged.May 27, 2015
The book comprehensively covers theories behind operating systems. I read the first five chapters, and I feel that I have more insights on how operating system works now. Simply put, operating system is abstraction of hardware. Hardware is primitive, constitute of physical parts (Disk, Memory, CPU), and physical parts are made out of bits.Mar 18, 2017
It is the best book for learning fundamentals of Operating Systems.Oct 16, 2016
Fourth edition of an academic book on Operating Systems by Tanenbaum and Bos. Scholarly, yet sarcastic at times with an apparent sense of focus that is sophisticated, and challenging, but the results are simple for users.Mar 21, 2017
Modern Operating Systems by Andrew S. Tanenbaum has been a solid book and of course the influence of the educational Minix operating system is legendary.Apr 18, 2018
This is my IT-600 book, it was good read but it was too long. But had to read in order for me to get my MBS.Feb 22, 2019
A good book, have read every page, but not in great detail. A nice mix of topics and pretty easy to follow. Occasional humour.Jan 25, 2019
I really enjoyed this book.Sep 12, 2019
For a software engineer of any level, this book has a lot of great ideas to make your code more readable and maintainable. I wish I had discovered it earlier.Jul 09, 2019
Good and interesting book. At the same time, a hard book. Thus, I decided that I would take a course on operating systems rather than reading all of it.Jan 10, 2020
Pretty solid work that I've referred to often, no matter how many OS books I read.Dec 20, 2017
The bible of Operating Systems. One of the most comprehensive books about computer science fundamentals.Take your time and choose the perfect book.
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