Bilkent University - Computer Engineering Department

CS 342 Operating Systems - Fall 2024

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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]]
[Recommended] The C Programming Language, by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie, Prentice Hall PTR, 1998. (or any other C book)

Instructors

Dr. Ibrahim Korpeoglu
- Email: korpe ATSIGN cs.bilkent.edu.tr; Office: EA401; Phone: x2599.
- Lecture Hours: Tue 10:30-12:20; Thu 15:30-16:45 (block lecture).
  Classroom: EE-214.
- There is no specific spare hour. Lecture hours are as stated above. If there is a change, we will let you know.
- Office Hours: any time (by appointment better). zoom is also possible.

Teaching Assistants

Arda Icoz . (x1 TA load). Email: arda.icoz ATSIGN bilkent.edu.tr, Office: EA407.
Syed Asad Shah. (x1 TA-load). Email: asad.shah ATSIGN bilkent.edu.tr, Office: EA427.

Graders

Emre Erdal. Email: emre.erdal ATSIGN bilkent.edu.tr
Caglar Terzi. Email: terzi ATSIGN cs.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 (tentative)

W	Date	Topics and Events
01	Sep 16	Topic: Introduction. Sep 16 (Mon): Classes begin. Sep 20 (Fri): drop/add deadline. HW1 assigned. Sep 22 (Sun, 08:00): Exam reservations.
02	Sep 23	Topic: Introduction; Processes. Project 1. Quiz 1.
03	Sep 30	Topic: Processes, IPC. Threads.
04	Oct 7	Topic: Threads. CPU Scheduling. Quiz 2.
05	Oct 14	Topic: CPU Scheduling. Synchronization. Project 2.
06	Oct 21	Topic: Synchronization. HW 2. Quiz 3. Oct 22 (Tue): Withdraw period starts.
07	Oct 28	Topic: Synchronization. Oct 28 (Mon): No classes. Oct 29 (Tue): National Holiday.
08	Nov 4	Topic: Deadlocks. Quiz 4. Nov 5 (Tue): Withdraw period ends.
09	Nov 11	Topic: Memory Management. Nov 11, 2024: Midterm Exam. Project 3.
10	Nov 18	Topic: Memory Management. Quiz 5.
11	Nov 25	Topic: Memory Management.
12	Dec 2	Topic: File Systems. Project 4. Quiz 6.
13	Dec 9	Topic: File Systems. HW 3.
14	Dec 16	Topic: File Systems. Mass Storage. Quiz 7.
15	Dec 23	Topic: Mass Storage. Input/Output. Dec 24 (Tue): Last day of classes. Dec 24 (Tue): FZ deadline.

26 Dec 2024 - 8 Jan 2025: Final exam period.
13 Jan 2025: Submission and announcements of grades.
Academic Calendar - Fall 2024