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Operating Systems: Concept Building & Problem Solving Approach

Author(s): Manish Kumar Singh | Sachin Kumar | Saibal Kumar Pal

ISBN: 9789355733542

1st Edition

Copyright: 2022

India Release: 2022

₹575

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 508

Trim Size: 241 x 181 mm

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An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer—the system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs. This textbook is designed for learners with plenty of projects, solved exercises, and examples that can easily be read and understood by any beginner. This learner-centric text is aimed at graduate and post-graduate level students as far as operating system fundamentals are concerned.

  • Many real-time projects, figures, tables, examples, numerical problems with solutions to develop a thorough understanding of the concepts.
  • Answers to theoretical questions for each chapter for viva-voce and interviews.  
  • Chapter-end summary, followed by a solved exercise that covers all key questions with answers, which is helpful to memorize the concepts.
  • Real-time project assignments related to each chapter are included as “Engineering Kitchen/Project/Lab Work/Innovative Exploration” under “Project Work” after the completion of all chapters to help readers master the concepts with clear learning outcomes.
  • Essential Student Resources on Access Anywhere, Any Time Cengage Digital app:
    • Placement-related questions for practice.
    • Tabulation of Linux-related system calls that are frequently asked in exam, viva-voce, or interview. 
    • PowerPoint Slides
    • Concept Videos

Part 1: Introduction

1. Basics of Operating System

2. Structure of Operating System 

Part 2: Process Management Concepts

3. Concept of Process

4. Multithreading in Operating System

5. Scheduling in Operating System

Part 3: Inter-process Communication

6. Process Synchronization 

7. The Concept of Deadlocks

Part 4: Memory Management Concepts

8. Basic Memory Management

9. Memory Allocation Techniques

10. Virtual Memory

Part 5: I/O Management

11. Basics of I/O Systems

12. Secondary-Storage Structure

Part 6: File Management

13. A File System Concept 

14. Implementing File System

Part 7: Security & Protection Mechanism in Operating System

15. Security Environment in Operating System

16. Protection Mechanism in Operating System

Part 8: Linux Operating System

17. Introduction to Linux Operating System

18. Elementary Linux Commands & Shell Programming

19. Case Study - Linux & Windows Operating System

Part 9: Mobile Operating System

20. Case Study of Mobile Operating System

Manish Kumar Singh

Manish Kumar Singh is Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, University of Delhi (UoD), Delhi.

Sachin Kumar

Dr. Sachin Kumar is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC), UoD, Delhi.

Saibal Kumar Pal

Dr. Saibal K. Pal is a Senior Scientist at Scientific Analysis Group, Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO), Delhi.