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Serving as both a basic reference and an up-to-date survey of the state of the art, this book covers the concepts, structure, and mechanisms of operating systems. Stallings presents the nature and characteristics of modern-day operating systems clearly and completely. Updated treatment of Windows as a case study to cover Windows Vista. Online animations with references incorporated throughout. A new chapter on Embedded Operating Systems. Part Six (Distributed Systems and Security) moved online, reducing the cost and size of the book without loss of content. Expanded coverage of security. New figures added, with many existing figures updated to enhance clarity. A useful reference for programmers, systems engineers, network designers and others involved in the design of computer products, information system and computer system personnel.

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Beware the unpleasant smell.	Customer Rating:
I can't speak for the information in the book. It is a book that accompanies one of the worst courses I've ever taken due to the professor. However, I can speak about how uncomfortable it makes me feel. This book gives out an unpleasant smell that irritates my lungs within a half hour. Even if I wanted to read it, I couldn't do it for very long.

On time	Customer Rating:
Hi guys, this time I got my order on time from Text books. They are doing good.Go head.Text book, you try to keep the same service for us please.

Excellent Product, fast service	Customer Rating:
Book arrived in perfect condition. No markings anywhere on the book. Arrived very fast, within a few days of placing the order.

Not the greatest	Customer Rating:
The book seems to contain a lot of fluff, spending more time then necessary on trivial concepts, while spending too little time on important concepts, or presenting the important concepts unclearly. The book is not horrible, and most concepts are covered adequately.

From A Nerd of Nerds

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I am a nerd. As a student at the end of my Junior year, CS Grads wonder how I know more about topics they studied in 400 level courses than they do. The answer is simple; I enjoy learning. I read texts for fun. With that in mind, I think this book may be the worst book on OSs that I have seen. It is incomplete and not enjoyable, even to the most enthusiastic student. I much prefer Tanenbaum's book to this. BYU is dropping this book after using it for one semester of use. I am happy about that, but I only wish I could get a refund. This book is not a keeper.