By staying current, remaining relevant, and adapting to emerging course
needs, Operating System Concepts by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer
Galvin and Greg Gagne has defined the operating systems course through
nine editions. This second edition of the Essentials version is based on
the recent ninth edition of the original text.
Operating System Concepts Essentials comprises a subset of chapters of
the ninth edition for professors who want a shorter text and do not
cover all the topics in the ninth edition. The new second edition of
Essentials will be available as an ebook at a very attractive price for
students. The ebook will have live links for the bibliography,
cross-references between sections and chapters where appropriate, and
new chapter review questions. A two-color printed version is also
available.