Description
Vikas Publishing House Operating System (Wbut), 1/E by ROHIT KHURANA
Operating System is an insightful work that elaborates on fundamentals as well as advanced topics of the discipline. It offers an in-depth coverage of concepts, design and functions of an operating system irrespective of the hardware used. With neat illustrations and examples and presentation of difficult concepts in the simplest form, the aim is to make the subject crystal clear to the students, and the book extremely student-friendly. The book caters to undergraduate students of WBUT, who would find the conceptual discussions highly informative and enriching. Tailored as a guide for self-paced learning the book equips budding system programmers with the right knowledge and expertise. Introduction to Operating System
System Structure
Process Management
Threads
CPU Scheduling
Process Synchronization
Deadlocks
Memory Management
Virtual Memory
File Systems
I/O Management
Disk Management
Protection and Security
Case Study: LINUX
Case Study: WINDOWS
Past Question Papers Case studies of Linux and Windows 2000 to put theory concepts into practice
Points to Remember boxes for a quick recap
Check your Progress questions running along the text to test comprehension
Summary of the chapter, a list of key terms and insightful questions as retention aids
Past question papers with solution to equip students for future examinations