Operating Systems

ABOUT THE BOOK"The market today is constantly witnessing the upgrade of popular operating systems (OS) such as Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. With the changing technology, there is the urgent need of revise the curriculum to suit the knowledge and learning needs of budding computer computer engineers. With this approach, the author has come up with Operating Systems, a textbook to guide IV semester BE/BTech/BCA/BSc/BIT students in comprehending the concepts of virtual memory and memory management, program execution and modes, multitasking and real-time OS, networking and security, and applying them to build upgraded OS for better, more efficient computers. Keeping all types of readers in mind, Operating Systems has been written in a self-explanatory manner to facilitate comprehension and internalization of key concepts. With an exhaustive cache of solved examples, relevant illustrations and unsolved problem sets, this book serves as great reference material for upcoming software engineers for course study as well as competitive exams. "CONTENTS1.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 StructureAbout The AuthorRohit Khurana is the Founder and CEO of ITL Education Solutions Limited (ITLESL) and has authored of more than thirty five best-selling textbooks. ITLESL is a part of the ITL group with operations all over the world with a significant presence in education and IT-enabled services. It specialized in handling educational projects in IT domains with a dedicated R&D wing of industry experts that helps in designing and developing content.