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A collection of information and resource related to the textbook used in 85349, Operating Systems.

The Textbook

The textbook for 85349 is
Operating System Concepts (5th Edition), Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Galvin, 1998, Addison Wesley Longman, ISBN 0-201-59113-8
Please make sure that you have the 5th edition and not an earlier edition. This is NOT the textbook used in 85349 before 1998.

Resources

There are a number of resources which supplement the text. Most of these are available from either

  • the web site maintained by the publisher, or
  • the web site maintained by the authors.
Errata
The author's maintain an errata list for the textbook. A PDF version is available from this site. However, the more up to date version is available from the author's web site.
Other Textbooks
Alternative explanations of this material can be very helpful in gaining an understanding of the material.

The CQU library contains a large collection of texts on operating systems. A quick list of the most appropriate books has been thrown together.

An Alternative

The text An Operating Systems Vade Mecum by Rapheal Finkel is an out of print text which is available as a PDF file (1165583 bytes) in size.

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