Operating System

Operating System by Rohit Khurana

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Book Summary:

The era of computer revolution began almost 50 years ago and since then, the developments in the fi eld have been very rapid. Every sphere of human activity has been affected by developments. An essential part of every computer is the operating system, which provides a platform for the proper usage of computer resources during the operation of a computer. Therefore, we believe that operating systems must be understood by everyone who uses a computer.

Operating Systems is an insightful work elaborating on the fundamentals as well as advanced topics in the discipline. Keeping the needs of the students in mind, this work offers an in-depth coverage of concepts, design and functions of an operating system irrespective of the hardware that will house it. With neat illustrations, examples and presentation of diffi cult concepts in the simplest form, the USP of this book lies in it being extremely student-friendly.

Based upon the updated university curriculum, this book caters to BTech Computer Science and Engineering (IV semester) students, who would fi nd the introductory and advanced discussions highly informative and enriching. Operating Systems is a great guide for self-paced learning and will go a long way in equipping budding system programmers with the right knowledge and expertise.

Audience of the Book :

This book Useful for BCA, MCA, Computer Science & IT Students.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to Operating Systems

2. Processes

3. Threads

4. CPU Scheduling

5.  Process Synchronization

6. Deadlock

7. Memory Management

8. Virtual Memory

9. File System Interface

10. File System Implementation

11. I/O Systems

12. Mass-Storage Structure