Operating Systems

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Architecture, Processes and Memory Management

A Comprehensive and Practical Guide - 2027 Edition

Operating systems form the foundation of modern computing. From managing processes and allocating memory to coordinating hardware, protecting resources and handling concurrent workloads, operating systems make complex computer systems reliable and efficient.

This comprehensive textbook explores the architecture, principles and practical engineering concepts behind modern operating systems.

Designed for computer science students, IT learners, software developers and aspiring systems engineers, this book develops a strong understanding of how operating systems work internally.

• Operating-system fundamentals, architecture and system services

• Processes, threads and CPU scheduling algorithms

• Interprocess communication and synchronization

• Semaphores, monitors and deadlock management

• Memory allocation, paging and segmentation

• Virtual memory and page-replacement algorithms

• File systems, directories and storage management

• I/O systems, interrupts and device drivers

• Protection, access control and operating-system security

• Virtual machines, containers and modern operating-system architectures

• Linux and Windows concepts and practical systems case studies

The book combines conceptual explanations with engineering-oriented examples, performance analysis, practical investigations and problem-solving exercises.

• Undergraduate and postgraduate computer science students

• B.Tech, BCA, MCA and related IT students

• Learners preparing for operating-systems examinations

• Software developers interested in systems programming

• Readers preparing for technical interviews

• Anyone seeking a structured understanding of modern operating systems

Build a strong foundation in operating-system concepts and understand how software, hardware, memory and processes work together.