Operating System Concepts  and Operating System Concepts Essentials (OSE)

We are often asked to describe the differences between Operating System Concepts (OSC) and Operating System Concepts Essentials (OSE).
Operating System Concepts
 Operating System Concepts Essentials



From the preface of Operating System Concepts Essentials:

"We have based Operating System Concepts Essentials on the Ninth Edition of Operating System Concepts. Our intention behind developing this Essentials edition is to provide readers with a textbook that focuses on the core concepts that underlie contemporary operating systems. By focusing on core concepts, we believe students are able to grasp the essential features of a modern operating system more easily and more quickly."

The following summarizes chapter by chapter differences

Topic OSC
 OSE
 Comments
Introduction
 Chapter 1
 Chapter 1
Operating System Structures
 Chapter 2
 Chapter 2
Processes
 Chapter 3
 Chapter 3
Threads
 Chapter 4
 Chapter 4
Process Synchronization
 Chapter 5
 Chapter 5
CPU Scheduling
 Chapter 6
 Chapter 6
Deadlocks
 Chapter 7
 *
 *Limited coverage of deadlocks in Chapter 6 of OSE
Main Memory
 Chapter 8
 Chapter 7
Virtual Memory
 Chapter 9
 Chapter 8
Mass Storage Structure
 Chapter 10
 Chapter 9
File System Interface
 Chapter 11
 Chapter 10
File System Implementation
 Chapter 12
 Chapter 11
I/O Systems
 Chapter 13
 Chapter 12
Protection
 Chapter 14
 Chapter 13
Security
 Chapter 15
 Chapter 14
Virtual Machines
 Chapter 16
 -
 Not covered in OSE.
Distributed Systems
 Chapter 17
 -
 Not covered in OSE.
The Linux System
 Chapter 18
 Chapter 15
Windows 7
 Chapter 19
 -
 Not covered in OSE.
Influential Operating Systems
 Chapter 20
 -
 Not covered in OSE.