Reading List

(All references are to Operating Systems Concepts - Silberschatz/Galvin/Gagne, 9th Edition - unless otherwise stated)

1

Introduction to Operating Systems and Computer Systems/OS Structures

Chapters 1 and 2

2

Process Management and Threads

Chapter 3: up to (but not including) 3.5 (IPC Systems)
Chapter 4: All sections excluding: 4.4.1 (Pthreads), 4.4.2 (Win32 threads), 4.4.3 (Java threads), 4.7 (OS examples)

3

CPU Scheduling

Chapter 6

4

Process Synchronization

Chapter 5: All sections excluding: 5.9 (Synchronization examples), 5.10 (Alternative Approaches)

5

Deadlocks

Chapter 7

6

Memory Management

Chapter 8

7

Memory Management (cont.)
Virtual Memory

Chapters 8-9

8

Virtual Memory (cont.)

Chapter 9

9

File-System Interface and Implementation

Chapters 10-11

10

I/O Systems

Chapter 13