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| OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES |
Many books are there around, on operating system concepts. students of operating system may not always require the entire stuff packaged in them. they end up in paying for what is not completely of use to them. the purpose of this book is to give them the cream of operating system concepts and make the study of operating system a simple task. this book could have been titled, operating system concepts; made simple, as well.
there are four main components in an operating system. they are process management system, memory management system, io system and file system. they are not independent components. they interact and cooperate among themselves. the author is trying to give a complete picture of the operating system rather than focusing on algorithms alone. with the help of numerous illustrative diagrams and explanatory text the author has succeeded in his endeavor.
the main highlight of this book is the numerous diagrams in it. they are speaking diagrams, indeed. concepts are dissected to the core with the help of these diagrams. following are some of the other highlights of this book:
* process concept is explained in detail
* scheduling queues are explained with illustration
* scheduling algorithms are elaborated
* memory management techniques are explained in detail
* paging technique is explained with a typical example
* file system is explained in considerable detail
* a complete picture of unix i-node is provided
* every chapter is followed by numerous review questions and exercises
this book will certainly help the student, to dive into the complexities of the operating system, to explore the secrets of the operating system. for professionals and researchers, it can be used as a reference book.
Author : K. j. george
Publication : Spd
Isbn : 9788173667947
Store book number : 102
NRS 440.00
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