Bilkent University - Computer Engineering Department

CS 342 Operating Systems - Fall 2022

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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)

Instructor

Sections 01:
- Dr. Ibrahim Korpeoglu
- Email: korpe AT cs.bilkent.edu.tr; Office: EA401; Phone: x2599
- Lecture Hours: Tue 10:30-12:20 and Thu 15:30-17:20.
- Spare hour can be seen in STARS.

Teaching Assistants

Yusuf Dalva. Email: yusuf.dalva AT bilkent.edu.tr, Office: EA407

Graders

Halil Ibrahim Kuru. Email: ibrahim.kuru AT bilkent.edu.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 15	Topic: Introduction.
02	Sep 19	Topic: Introduction. Sep 21: add/drop deadline. Sep 23 Fri (8:00): Exam reservations.
03	Sep 26	Topic: Processes
04	Oct 3	Topic: Threads
05	Oct 10	Topic: CPU Scheduling
06	Oct 17	Topic: Synchronization.
07	Oct 24	Topic: Synchronization. Oct 27-28 Thu-Fri: No classes.
08	Oct 31	Topic: Deadlocks. Nov 4: Last day for withdraw.
09	Nov 7	Topic: Memory Management. Midterm exam.
10	Nov 14	Topic: Memory Management
11	Nov 21	Topic: File Systems
12	Nov 28	Topic: File Systems.
13	Dec 5	Topic: Mass Storage.
14	Dec 12	Topic: Input/Output.
15	Dec 19	Topic: Protection and Security. Dec 23: last day of classes. FZ deadline.

Dec 26 2022, Jan 9 2023: Final exam period.
Jan 13, 2023: Submission of grades.

Midterm Exam: Nov 9, 2022, 17:30.
Final Exam: Jan 5, 2023. 09:00.
Academic Calendar Fall 2022

Lecture Notes

Posted in Moodle.

Homeworks

Posted in Moodle.

Projects

Posted in Moodle.