Class Notes:

• [W] Azer Bestavros, Lecture Notes on Fundamentals of Computing Systems. These notes are a book "in-progress". They constitute THE required readings for the class.
  Note: These Lecture Notes will be available from the Class Home Page. They will all be in PDF format, so you will need access to an Acrobat Reader.

References (optional):

• [S] William Stallings, Operating Systems (Internals and Design Principles), 5/e or 4/e. Published 2004/2002 by Prentice Hall 779 pp. ISBN 0-13-031999-6 (4/e) or 0-13-147954-7 (5/e). Highly recommended.
  Note: This book is available from the BU Bookstore. Also, you can purchase this book from Amazon.com (for as low as $6 for 4e and $65 for 5e). Please be advised that the new fourth and fifth editions of this text are relatively similar to the third edition (ISBN 0-13-887407-7). 
• [A] Arnold Allen, Probability, Statistics, and Queueing Theory with Computer Science Applications, 2/e, Academic Press, hardcover, 740 pages, 1990., ISBN 0-12-051051-0 (optional)
  Note: This book is available from the BU Bookstore. Also, you can purchase this book from Amazon.com (price = $48.00) by following this link.

Updated on: 2007-01-15
Maintainer: Azer Bestavros