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This edition of the book involves extensive revision by way of restructured and rewritten content. Elaborate chapter overviews and introductions have been added in order to improve the effectiveness of the content and to make it more user friendly. Chapters and sections have been rewritten to improve their presentation and flow. Like the previous edition, the major emphasis of this edition too is on the fact that the study of operating systems must be based on a sound understanding of the concepts. Features Entirely reworked and restructured chapter on: Process and Threads Scheduling File Systems Virtual Memory Process Synchronization Security and Protection New schematic diagrams provide design overviews Table summarize terms and techniques Case studies describe design of Unix, Linux and windows.