The only problem with reading Tannenbaum's books on OS architecture is that they presuppose that one will be working with a real OS. Since 90% of today's computers don't actually run a real OS, this type of book might be REALLY confusing...
A classic algorithms book is Aho, Hopcroft and Ullman's The Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms. I first used it in graduate school about 15 years ago but this is one area of CS that does NOT change very rapidly. On FatBrain.com, the only A,H,U book I see is Data Structures and Algorithms which may well be an update...
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The only problem with reading Tannenbaum's books on OS architecture is that they presuppose that one will be working with a real OS. Since 90% of today's computers don't actually run a real OS, this type of book might be REALLY confusing...
A classic algorithms book is Aho, Hopcroft and Ullman's The Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms. I first used it in graduate school about 15 years ago but this is one area of CS that does NOT change very rapidly. On FatBrain.com, the only A,H,U book I see is Data Structures and Algorithms which may well be an update... HTH MDBritt