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In this substantially revised second edition, the author enlarges the goal of the book through a complete discussion of operating system principles coupled with the implementation issues and the student-developed case studies. Besides, it guides students through today's most widely used operating systems, namely UNIX, Linux, and Windows (NT and Vista). The new chapters and appendices added to some chapters together with modification to existing chapters cover topics that are part of curriculum requirements of most universities.New to this edition: a new chapter on distributed computing covering all major paradigms; a revised chapter on real-time systems providing a better focus on cyclic systems; a new chapter entitled Trends in OS to cover some recent design considerations like virtualization; a new chapter on programming with threads, covering POSIX and windows threads; a new chapter on Linux, giving its architectural details; a new chapter on Windows, giving its architecture and design details; new appendices on PC (its architecture and evolution), on RAID (redundant arrays of inexpensive disk), and on design methods for real-time systems and cryptographic methods; a separate chapter on Vista, highlighting its features and architectural design; and, a new chapter on case studies, detailing how OS-based projects can be implemented by students. The book is intended for the students of computer science and engineering, computer applications, and information technology.

Table of Contents:
Foreword. Preface. Preface to the First Edition.; Part I - OS: CONCEPTS; 1. Introduction to Operating Systems.; 2. File Systems and Management.; 3. Processes and Process Management.; 4. Memory Management.; 5. Input Output (IO) Management.; 6. Resource Sharing and Management.; 7. Interprocess Communication.; 8. Distributed Computing.; 9. Real-Time Operating Systems and Microkernels.; 10. OS and Security.; 11. Recent Trends in OS.; Part II - OS: UNIX IN PRACTICE; 12. Unix Primer.; 13. Search and Sort Tools.; 14. AWK Tool in Unix.; 15. Shell Scripts in Unix.; 16. Programming with Threads.; 17. Unix Kernel Architecture.; 18. Make Tool in Unix.; 19. Some Other Tools in Unix.; 20. Source Code Control System in Unix.; 21. X-Windows in Unix.; 22. System Administration in Unix.; 23. Linux.; 24. Windows Operating Systems.; 25. About Vista.; 26. Case Studies and Project Ideas. Case Study 1: File Locking Using Semaphores. Case Study 2: FIFO and LRU Implementation. Case Study 3: Simulation of Page Replacement Policy. Case Study 4: Design Strategy of Mini Shell. Case Study 5: Inode Based File System. Case Study 6: Implementation of Hashed Calendar Queue Timer Mechanisms on Linux. Question Bank. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author :
Pramod Chandra P. Bhatt, Ph.D., is Consultant to several companies (IBM, Accenture, Philips, Sharp, Satyam, ABB and Advisor to the India Semiconductor Association. He formerly served with IIT Delhi from 1969 to 1996 and was Head of Computer Science and Engineering Department from 1983 to 1988. Later, he served as Professor at the International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore. Professor Bhatt's teaching career, spanning nearly 40 years, includes assignments at University of Ottawa, McGill University (Canada), Kochi University of Technology (Japan), and Universitat Dortmund and Paderborn (Germany). He was a Konrad Zuse Fellow for the year 1991-1992. His areas of interest broadly include software architecture and system design, computer architecture, operating systems, compilers, and distributed computing.


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  • ISBN-13: 9788120332584
  • Publisher: PHI Learning
  • Publisher Imprint: Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Width: 210 mm
  • ISBN-10: 812033258X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 280 mm
  • No of Pages: 640
  • Sub Title: Concepts and Practice


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