This book has been written with total focus on meeting the objectives of the subject 'Industrial Project and Entrepreneurship Development' as given by the syllabus of WBSCTE. The text has been written so as to create interest in the minds of students in learning further.

This book developed in accordance to the syllabus of Bihar Polytechnic provides the students not just the knowledge about the fundamentals of a computer system, like its organization, memory management and hardware devices, but also the software that run on it. The book then proceeds to describe operating systems, and the basics of programming concepts like procedure-oriented programming and object-oriented programming. Useful application software like MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint are described in great detail in separate chapters. A complete section has been devoted to the teaching of data communication, networking and Internet. Key Features • Incorporates basics of IT along with developing skills for using various IT tools • Includes diagrams, pictures and screenshots • Provides key terms, review questions, practical exercises, group discussions, project activities and application- based case studies in each chapter

Life skills are essentially individual abilities that help in promoting mental well-being and competence in people to deal with the various situations in life. This book presents various aspects of life skills, including communication, self-analysis, self-development and study habits. These are crucial elements in determining one's personal and professional growth. Developed in accordance with the new syllabus of the West Bengal Council of Technical Education and written in an interactive style, this course book will help the students inculcate the various life skills and enhance their acceptability and growth in this highly competitive world. Key Features • Opening Case Study in every chapter, along with case-analysis-based class discussion, to encourage students to apply their analytical skills • Assess Your Understanding to test understanding and assimilation of the information shared in the passages • Story Time with short, interesting stories that allow young learners to develop critical thinking skills and draw some moral lessons from them • In-class Team Activity in the form of role plays, debates, discussion, etc • Experiential Learning to gauge the students' understanding of the concepts and to measure how much of the learning they are able to apply in real life

This book has been written with total focus on meeting the objectives of the subject 'Electrical Measurement and Control' as given by the syllabus of WBSCTE. The text has been written so as to create interest in the minds of students in learning further. After reading this book the student will be able to: • Identify the sub-systems of a complete instrumentation system and explain the function of each • Select the correct transducer for receiving the measurement system input • Explain the basic signal conditioning processes, data transmission techniques, data storage and display devices • Understand the working of control devices used in motor controls and process controls • Represent a control system in a simplified block diagram form using transfer function • Determine the stability conditions of a system using stability study criteria and explain the use of different types of controllers

This book is a sequel to the author's DC Machines & Transformers. Comprehensive, lucid and student?friendly, it adopts a self?study approach and is aimed at demystifying the subject for students who consider 'Electric Machines' too tough. The book covers Induction Machines in 8 chapters and Synchronous Machines in 9 chapters.

Technical Communication for Engineers has been written for undergraduate students of all engineering disciplines. It provides a well-researched content meticulously developed to help them become strategic assets to their organizations and have a successful career. The book covers the entire spectrum of learning required by a technical professional to effectively communicate the technicalities of his subject to other technocrats or to a non-technical person at their proper levels. It is unique inasmuch as it provides some thoughtful pedagogical tools that help the students attain proficiency in all the modes of communication. Key Features • Marginalia, which are spread throughout the book to clarify and highlight the key points. • Tech Talk passages, which throw light on the latest advancements in communication technology and their innovative use • Application-based Exercise, which encourages the readers to apply the concepts learnt to real-life situation • Language-based Exercise (Grammar & Vocabulary) to help readers assess their language competency • Ethical Dilemma, which poses a complex hypothetical situation of mental conflict on choosing between difficult moral imperatives • Experiential Learning-based Exercise (Project Work) devised to help learner ';feel' or ';experience' the concepts and theories learnt and thereby gain hands-on experience

This textbook, now in its Second Edition, addresses the rapid advancements to the area of mobile computing. Almost every chapter has been revised to make the book up to date with the latest developments. It covers the main topics associated with mobile computing and wireless networking at a level that enables the students to develop a fundamental understanding of the technical issues involved in this new and fast emerging discipline. This book first examines the basics of wireless technologies and computer communications that form the essential infrastructure required for building knowledge in the area of mobile computations involving the study of invocation mechanisms at the client end, the underlying wireless communication, and the corresponding server-side technologies. It includes coverage of development of mobile cellular systems, protocol design for mobile networks, special issues involved in the mobility management of cellular system users, realization and applications of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), design and operation of sensor networks, special constraints and requirements of mobile operating systems, and development of mobile computing applications. Finally, an example application of the mobile computing infrastructure to M-commerce is described in the concluding chapter of the book. The book is suitable for a one-semester course in mobile computing for the undergraduate students of Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Master of Computer Applications (MCA), and the undergraduate and postgraduate science courses in computer science and Information Technology. Key Features • Provides unified coverage of mobile computing and communication aspects • Discusses the mobile application development, mobile operating systems and mobile databases as part of the material devoted to mobile computing • Incorporates a survey of mobile operating systems and the latest developments