Fundamental Concepts Of Operating Systems

About the Book

Operating Systems are an integral part of Computer Science Education. This book on the Fundamental Concepts of Operating Systems is aimed for the students at both Undergraduate and Post Graduate level. This book presents the concepts and algorithms of Operating Systems in a general setting that can be clearly understood by the students. This book, therefore, is an attempt to present the basics and concepts underlying Operating Systems in a very comprehensive manner. Intuitive descriptions covering theoretical results have been discussed in this book. The idea is to make the students understand and be interested in this area of Operating Systems. The book has been embellished with suitable examples and Case Studies . Not just the theoretical aspects but even the practical application of Operating systems has been covered in this book and adequate emphasis has been laid on the case studies of UNIX, LINUX and Windows 2000/XP Operating Systems.

About the Author

Dr. Sonal Chawla is an Associate Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Applications, Panjab University, Chandigarh . INDIA. She has over 16 years of teaching and research experience . She has been conferred Career Award for Young Teachers by All India Council For Technical Education. She has nearly 50 Research Publications in National and International refereed Journals of repute. She has been Session Chair for many National and International Conferences. She has immensely contributed in the area of Operating Systems which has encouraged her to write this book for the benefit of both Student as well as Academic community.