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# 20 years of expert teaching distilled 714 pages of deep OS knowledge Core OS concepts: virtualization, concurrency, persistence Operating Systems

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## Summary

> 🚀 Unlock the OS secrets powering today’s tech giants!

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## Key Features

- • **Master OS Fundamentals:** Dive into virtualization, concurrency, and persistence — the pillars of modern operating systems.
- • **Proven Academic Legacy:** Based on two decades of University of Wisconsin-Madison curriculum, trusted by thousands of students worldwide.
- • **Comprehensive & Rigorous:** 714 pages packed with theory and practical insights, perfect for serious learners and professionals.
- • **Boost Your Tech Credibility:** Equip yourself with knowledge that influences Linux, BSD, and cutting-edge OS design.
- • **Authored by Renowned Experts:** Learn from Remzi and Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau, pioneers with 20+ years of research and award-winning contributions.

## Overview

Operating Systems by Remzi and Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau is a 714-page authoritative textbook that distills 20 years of university-level teaching and research into core OS concepts like virtualization, concurrency, and persistence. This book is a must-have for computer science professionals and students aiming to master the foundations behind modern operating systems, with insights that have shaped Linux and BSD.

## Description

OSTEP ("oh step"), or the "the comet book", represents the culmination of years of teaching intro to operating systems to both undergraduates and graduates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Computer Sciences department for nearly 20 years.The book is organized around three concepts fundamental to OS construction: virtualization (of CPU and memory), concurrency (locks and condition variables), and persistence (disks, RAIDS, and file systems).The material, if combined with serious project work and homeworks, will lead students to a deeper understanding and appreciation of modern OSes.The authors, Remzi and Andrea Arpaci-Dusseau, are both professors of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They have been doing research in computer systems for over 20 years, working together since their first graduate operating systems class at U.C. Berkeley in 1993.Since that time, they have published over 100 papers on the performance and reliability of many aspects of modern computer systems, with a special focus on file and storage systems. Their work has been recognized with numerous best-paper awards, and some of their innovations can be found in the Linux and BSD operating systems today.

Review: yay!! - my bf loved it :)))
Review: Great Contents, Physical Book Needs Improvement - Great contents. Written well, reads well. Physical book itself is mediocre. Medium size book itself but huge borders mean the printed pages are small. Page quality differs within the bind too - odd. Boring cover. Find a better distributor

## Features

- Paperback
- Language: English
- Author: Arpaci-Dusseau, Remzi H
- Number of Pages: 714

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #76,577 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #445 in Computer Programming #524 in Computer Science #8,710 in Higher & Continuing Education Textbooks |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 589 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ yay!!
*by R***Y on 8 August 2026*

my bf loved it :)))

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Contents, Physical Book Needs Improvement
*by B***G on 2 January 2026*

Great contents. Written well, reads well. Physical book itself is mediocre. Medium size book itself but huge borders mean the printed pages are small. Page quality differs within the bind too - odd. Boring cover. Find a better distributor

### ⭐ Older version of the book
*by A***R on 7 April 2026*

It is not 747 pages, nor the latest version.

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