What are the best Books for GATE Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology (CS) preparations

Updated on: November 4, 2019

Best Books for GATE Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology (CS)

What are the best Books for GATE Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology (CS)? – Candidates who are presently getting ready for the GATE examination can check this blog to know the best books for every section of the GATE Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology (CS). LOGICWORK brings all aspirants together & providing what are the Best books for GATE CS.

The basic reference material for the GATE Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology (CS) paper is textbooks. The table given below has a list of books that candidates can consider for their GATE 2020 Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology (CS) paper.

Best Books for GATE CSE

Sections in GATE Syllabus	Important Topics	Book Name and Author
Engineering Mathematics	Matrix Determinant Eigenvalues Propositional Logic and Predicate Logic Conditional Probability Relations	Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications by Kenneth Rosen Higher Engineering mathematics by B.S. Grewal Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig
Programming and Data Structures	Recursive Programs Stacks Queue Trees Graphs	The C Programming language by Dennis Richie Classic Data Structures by Debasis Samanta
Computer Organization and Architecture	Cache Organization Pipelining I/O Data Transfer Addressing Modes Number Representation	Computer Architecture – A Quantitative Approach by Hennessy and Patterson Computer Organization and Embedded systems by Carl Hamacher
Theory of Computation	DFA Regular Expressions Regular Languages Closure Properties Undecidability	An Introduction to Formal Languages and Automata by Peter Linz
Compiler Design	LR ParsersLL(1) Parser Predictive Parser Minimum no of nodes and edges in DAG Intermediate code Generation & its purpose	Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools by Aho & Ullman Compiler Design in C by Allen I Holub
Algorithms	Algorithm Analysis Sorting Algorithms Heaps Graph Algorithms Divide and Conquer & Greedy Algorithms	Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen Data Structures & Algorithms by R.S. Salaria
Digital Logic	Combinational Circuits: Multiplexers, De-multiplexers and Decoders Sequential Circuits: Counters Logic Gates Number System Minimization of Boolean Expressions	Digital Design by Morris Mano Digital Electronics by S. Salivahanan & S. Arivazhagan
Operating System	Synchronization Mechanisms, Concurrency in IPC environment Virtual Memory CPU Scheduling Algorithms Techniques of Memory Management Implementation issues of File system design	Operating System Concepts by Galvin Modern Operating System by Andrew Tanenbaum Operating Systems by Stallings
Databases	Relational Algebra SQL Queries Transactions Serializability Normalizations	Database System Concepts by Henry. F. Korth
Computer Networks	Sliding Window Protocol TCP/UDPIPV4/IPV6 Ethernet Encryption and Decryption Algorithms	Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Data Communications and Networking by Kurose & Ross and Behrouz A. Forouzan Computer Networks by Peterson & Davie