Notes on Operating Systems
This note deals with what operating systems are, and the context in which they operate. In particular, it emphasizes the issues of software layers and abstraction, and the interaction between the operating system and the hardware. Topics covered includes: Operating System Functionality, Background on Computer Architecture, Processes and Threads, UNIX Processes, Concurrency, Resource Contention and Deadlock, Lock-Free Programming, Memory Management, File Systems, Mechanics of Disk Access, Crosscutting Issues, SMPs and Multicore, Operating System Structure, Performance Evaluation, Communication and Distributed Systems.
Author(s): Dror G. Feitelson
312 Pages 
This note covers the following topics: History of operating system, Different kinds of operating system, Operation system concepts, System Calls, Operating system structure, Processes, threads, thread model and usage, inter process communication, Scheduling, Memory Management, Memory Abstraction, Virtual Memory, page replacement algorithms, Resources, introduction to deadlocks, deadlock detection and recovery, deadlocks avoidance, deadlock prevention, Multiple processor system, multiprocessors, multi computers, principles of Input Output hardware, principles of Input Output software, Files, directories, files systems implementation, File System Management and Optimization.
Author(s): Andrew
109 Pages
Introduction to Operating Systems Lectures
This note explains the following topics: OS Internals, C Programming and Makefiles, Bit-wise Operators, File Systems, Processes, File Descriptors, Threads, File Systems Internals, Synchronization, Deadlock.
Author(s): Andrew H. Fagg
NA Pages
This note deals with what operating systems are, and the context in which they operate. In particular, it emphasizes the issues of software layers and abstraction, and the interaction between the operating system and the hardware. Topics covered includes: Operating System Functionality, Background on Computer Architecture, Processes and Threads, UNIX Processes, Concurrency, Resource Contention and Deadlock, Lock-Free Programming, Memory Management, File Systems, Mechanics of Disk Access, Crosscutting Issues, SMPs and Multicore, Operating System Structure, Performance Evaluation, Communication and Distributed Systems.
Author(s): Dror G. Feitelson
312 Pages
Principles of Operating Systems Lecture Notes
Principles and concepts operating systems, including processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization, memory management, file systems, and I/O systems are covered.
Author(s): University of California
NA Pages
Operating Systems by Steven Hand
This note aims to explain the structure and functions of an operating system, and illustrate the key operating system aspects. Topics covered includes: Introduction to Operating Systems, Processes and Scheduling, Memory Management, I/O and Device Management, Protection, Filing Systems, Case Study: Unix and Windows NT.
Author(s): Steven Hand
168 Pages
Operating Systems Lecture Notes by Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women
This lecture note covers the following topics: Computer System And Operating System , Process Management, Concurrency, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Principles Of Deadlock, File System Interface, Mass-storage Structure.
Author(s): Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women
119 Pages
Operating Systems Three Easy Pieces
This book is centered around three conceptual pieces that are fundamental to operating systems: virtualization, concurrency, and persistence.
Author(s): Remzi H. Arpaci Dusseau and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau
NA Pages
Operating Systems Lecture Notes
This book covers the following topics: OS History, computer System Structures, Operating System Structures, Processes, Interprocess Communication, Threads, Nachos, Mutual Exclusion, Semaphores, Implementing Semaphores, Locks and CVs, Readers/Writers Problem, Non-preemptive Scheduling, Preemptive Scheduling, Complex CPU Scheduling, Deadlock, Deadlock Detection, Deadlock Avoidance, Static Memory Allocation, Dynamic Alloc., Relocation, Dynamic Reloc., Segmentation, Paging, Demand Paging, Page Replacement, File System Operations, File System Data Structures, File System Implementation, File System Improvement, Disk Management, Distributed Operating Systems and Networking.
Author(s): Paul A. Farrell
NA Pages
Lecture Notes of Operating Systems (by Fikret Ercal) by Arm El Kadi
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Implementing CIFS The Common Internet File System (Christopher R. Herte)
This is an Internet Book describing the CIFS protocol suite. Topics covered includes: NetBIOS over TCP/IP, SMB: The Server Message Block Protocol and Browse Service.
Author(s): Christopher R. Herte
NA Pages
