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Operating Systems

Operating Systems Author(s):
  • Sibsankar Haldar
  • Alex Aravind
  • Author: Sibsankar Haldar
    • ISBN:9788131715482
    • Price:Rs. 375.00
    • Pages:612
    • Imprint:Pearson Education
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available
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    Designed to meet the needs of undergraduate computer science students, Operating Systems follows the principle of top-down design and bottom-up development. The discussion of key concepts with few references to technologies helps the reader grasp the fundamentals easily.

    Table of Content

    1. Overview
    2. Hardware Platforms
    3. Software Platforms
    4. Processes and Threads
    5. CPU Management
    6. Interprocess Communications
    7. Process Synchronization
    8. Memory Management
    9. Virtual Memory
    10. I/O Device Management
    11. File Systems
    12. System Call, Interrupt and Exception
    13. Protection and Security
    14. Storage Hierarchy and Caching
    15. Real-time and Embedded Operating Systems
    16. Distributed Operating System
    17. Linux Operating System
    18. Windows XP

    Salient Features

    • Platform-independent, in-depth discussion of fundamental concepts
    • Lucid explanation of the solutions to the problem of process synchronization
    • An overview chapter that introduces relevant concepts and related terms
    • Running marginalia that presents additional information without disrupting the continuity of the text
    • Two detailed technological case studies, on Linux 2.6 and Microsoft Windows XP
    • Over 650 end-of-chapter questions and exercises