Bilkent University - Computer Engineering Department

CS 342 Operating Systems - Fall 2021

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Course Description

Introduction to Computer and Operating Systems; Processes; Threads; Interprocess Communication; Process Scheduling; Process Synchronization; Deadlocks; Memory Management and Virtual Memory; File Systems: Interface and Implementation; Mass-Storage Structure and Management; Input/Output Systems; Examples from Operating Systems such as Linux and Windows.
Credit units: 4. ECTS Credit units: 6.5.
Prerequisites: CS 202 and CS 224 are mandatory. You are recommended to take this course in the second semester of your third year in the curriculum, after taking the courses like MATH 230 (Probability and Statistics) and CS 315 (Programming Languages). Part of homeworks and projects will require Probability and Statistics knowledge to do experiments and analyze the results.

Textbooks

[Mandatory] Operating System Concepts, A. Silberschatz, P. Galvin, G. Gagne, 10th edition, Wiley, April 2018. [[OS-Book]]
[Mandatory] [KR book] The C Programming Language, by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, Prentice Hall PTR, 1998. (or any other C book)

Instructors

Section 1: Dr. Ibrahim Korpeoglu
- Email: korpe AT cs.bilkent.edu.tr; Office: EA416; Phone: x1218;

Teaching Assistants

Syed Asad Shah. Email: asad [dot] shah [at] bilkent [dot] edu [dot] tr. Office: EA525, Phone: x3474.

Graders

Derya Gozen. Email: derya [dot] gozen [at] bilkent [dot] edu [dot] tr.
Oyku Sahin. Email: oyku [dot] sahin [at] bilkent [dot] edu [dot] tr.

Topics Covered

Introduction/Overview
Processes, IPC
Threads
CPU Scheduling
Synchronization
Deadlocks
Memory Management
File Systems
Mass Storage Management
Input/Output
Protection and Security

Weekly Schedule

W	Date	Topics and Events
01	Sep 20	Topic: Introduction
02	Sep 27	Topic: Introduction and Processes
03	Oct 4	Topic: Processes
04	Oct 11	Topic: Threads
05	Oct 18	Topic: CPU Scheduling
06	Oct 25	Topic: Synchronization (No classes on Thu, Fri)
07	Nov 1	Topic: Synchronization
08	Nov 8	Topic: Deadlocks
09	Nov 15	Topic: Memory Management
10	Nov 22	Topic: Memory Management
11	Nov 29	Topic: File Systems
12	Dec 6	Topic: File Systems
13	Dec 13	Topic: Mass Storage
14	Dec 20	Topic: Input/Output
15	Dec 27	Topic: Protection and Security