Introduction to Operating Systems by Dr. Mark Humphrys

Lecture Notes On Operating System by Sandeep

This paper highlights the major operating system concepts. It also covers essential functions, the history of OS, with particular services and an underlying computer system architecture. Major topics include Process Control Blocks, CPU Scheduling, Threads, further notes on Inter-process Communication, and several synchronization mechanisms, such as Peterson's solution, Synchronization Hardware, Semaphores. Besides these, it addresses highly complex issues such as the Readers-Writers Problem, including descriptions of both abstract and concrete solutions used for concurrent resource management.

Author(s): A.Sandeep

92 Pages

Operating System Notes

The notes go into great detail of how operating systems have evolved and what kinds of operating systems exist today. The content ranges from basic-level ideas such as system calls, OS structure, and process management to important topics such as memory management, virtual memory, page replacement algorithms, and the theory that describes how deadlocks work, including detection, recovery, avoidance, and prevention. Both basic concepts and more advanced practice issues are found in the discussion of multiprocessor systems, I/O hardware and software principles, and file system management, including implementation and optimization strategies. This document proves to be very informative in terms of grasping the minute details of modern operating systems.

Author(s): Andrew

109 Pages

Operating Systems Three Easy Pieces

Authored by Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau, the book provides a full overview of operating systems. It begins with virtualization and the basic process/needs and scheduling then transitions into memory virtualization and management that includes paging and segmentation. The book looks at concurrency-including locks, condition variables, and semaphores. Other areas included are I/O devices, RAID configurations, file system implementation, crash consistency, and distributed systems. This is a comprehensive book ideal for anyone looking for essential knowledge as well as advanced information on operating systems.

Author(s): Remzi H. Arpaci-dusseau, Andrea C. Arpaci-dusseau, University of Wisconsin madison

643 Pages

Operating Systems Lecture Notes by Stanford University

Lecture notes from Stanford University-cover a wide spectrum of systems concepts- including threads and processes, concurrency, and synchronization. The course also discusses several scheduling methods, virtual memory, I/O, disk management and file systems, network file systems, and security. Emphasis is placed both on fundamental theories and leading-edge topics in operating systems. This can be really useful when one wants to gain a good grasp of the principles of classical and modern operating systems.

Author(s): Stanford University

NA Pages

Operating Systems An introduction to Unix, and Operating Systems Theory

The notes by Hugh Murrell provide a starting point in UNIX and operating system theory. Key topics include: UNIX file systems, networking, and process synchronisation. Inter-process communication under UNIX; including deadlock scenarios and concepts of virtual memory and paging are also covered. A good resource to explain both UNIX-specific features, as well as general operating system principles.

Author(s): Hugh Murrell

85 Pages

Operating Systems and Middleware Supporting Controlled Interaction

The book of Max Hailperin exposes interaction in operating systems and middleware, but with controlled support mechanisms. It entails threads, scheduling, synchronization, deadlocks, and atomic transactions. It also has virtual memory, process protection, persistent storage, networking, and security. In this regard, it gives insights into both layers of operating systems and additional software layers, showing a holistic view of controlled interactions within computing systems.

Author(s): Max Hailperin

NA Pages