Past experience with the research and teaching indicates that there is much scope for improvement in the process of doing research and using software tools. With the growth in web based software and open source technology the research without help of software cannot be imagined. This book comprehensively presents the essential software tools and techniques required for every researcher. The aim is to introduce the readers to the software tool and web based applications available which will make their research work more effective.

Dr.Pradeep Singh has received the PhD degree in Computer Science & Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Raipur. Currently, he is working as Assistant Professor at National Institute of Technology, Raipur. He has over 15 years of teaching experience in the field of Software Engineering and Database management Systems.