Operating Systems Study Guide

Taming the Dinosaur

This is a collaborative develeopment document by the Fall 2009 Operating Systems Class at K-State at Salina. It contains notes summarizing fundamental Operating Systems concepts from the text book: Operating System Concepts, 8th Edition, by Silbershatz, Galvin and Gagne (a.k.a., The Dinosaur Book).

Contributors to this document are:

• Tim Bower
• Jordan Robertson
• Ross Terry
• Shawn Williams

Contents:

• Introduction to Operating Systems
  • Chapter 1 – Basic Operating System Concepts
  • Chapter 2 – The Operating System Environment
  • Chapter 2 – Operating-System Design and Implementation
• Process Management
  • Chapter 3: Processes

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page