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 
Lecture Notes on Operating Systems by Marvin Solomon
This page covers the following topics related to Operating Systems : Notes on Java, Processes and Synchronization, Memory Management, Disks, File Systems, Protection and Security.
Author(s): Marvin Solomon
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Introduction to Operating Systems by Dr. Mark Humphrys
This note describes the following topics: UNIX or Linux, Pipes and redirection, Text editors, Case sensitivity, Filenames and Special Characters, UNIX file protections, UNIX directory protections, Shell, Shell utilities, Search engine, PC operating systems, Server operating systems, Mobile operating systems, OS structure, Processes, Memory, Files, Windows command line.
Author(s): Dr. Mark Humphrys
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Operating Systems and Middleware Supporting Controlled Interaction
In this book, you will learn about all three kinds of interaction. This book describes how all these kinds of support are provided both by operating systems and by additional software layered on top of operating systems, which is known as middleware. Topics covered includes: Threads, Scheduling, Synchronization and Deadlocks, Atomic Transactions, Virtual Memory, Processes and Protection, Files and Other Persistent Storage, Networking, Messaging, RPC, and Web Services, Security.
Author(s): Max Hailperin
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Operating Systems Notes by Jinzhong Niu
This note explains the following topics: Computer system, Hardware basics, Nachos overview, Process concept and state, Process description and control, Threads, Concurrency: Mutual Exclusion and Synchronization, Concurrency: Mutual Exclusion and Synchronization, Concurrency: Mutual Exclusion and Synchronization, Concurrency: Deadlock and Starvation, Memory Management, Virtual Memory, Virual Memory, Uniprocessor Scheduling, I/O Management.
Author(s): Jinzhong Niu
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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 Lecture notes Worcester Polytechnic Institute
This note covers the following topics: Introduction to concurrency, Processes and Threads, Interprocess communication and synchronization, Virtual Memory and Paging, Page Replacement algorithms, Caches and principles of caching, Design and Implementation issues, I/O hardware, I/O software and drivers, User interface support.
Author(s): Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Operating Systems Course Notes
This book covers the following topics: Process Management, Memory Management, Storage Management, Protection and Security.
Author(s): Dr. John T. Bell
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Practical File System Design with the Be File Sysytem (Dominic Giampaolo)
This book contains the following topics: Introduction to the BeOS and BFS, File systems, Data Structures of BFS, Attributes, Indexing, and Queries, Allocation Policies, Disk Block Cache, File System Performance, The Vnode Layer and User-Level API.
Author(s): Dominic Giampaolo
247 Pages
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
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