Operating System (WBUT)

Operating System (WBUT) by Rohit Khurana

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Book Summary:

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.

Audience of the Book :

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

Key Features:

1. Case studies of Linux and Windows 2000 to put theory concepts into practice

2. Points to Remember boxes for a quick recap

3. Check your Progress questions running along the text to test comprehension

4. Summary of the chapter, a list of key terms and insightful questions as retention aids

5. Past question papers with solution to equip students for future examinations

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to Operating System

2. System Structure

3. Process Management

4. Threads

5. CPU Scheduling

6. Process Synchronization

7. Deadlocks

8. Memory Management

9. Virtual Memory

10. File Systems

11. I/O Management

12. Disk Management

13. Protection and Security

14. Case Study: LINUX

15. Case Study: WINDOWS

Past Question Papers