Bilkent University - Computer Engineering Department

CS 342 Operating Systems - Spring 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;
Section 2: Dr. Selim Aksoy
- Email: saksoy AT cs.bilkent.edu.tr; Office: EA422; Phone: x3405;
Section 3: Dr. Ozcan Ozturk
- Email: ozturk AT cs.bilkent.edu.tr; Office: EA421; Phone: x3444;

Teaching Assistants

Syed Asad Shah (2x), Email: asad.shah@bilkent.edu.tr
Kemal Buyukkaya (1x), Email: kemal.buyukkaya@bilkent.edu.tr
Dersu Giritlioglu (1x): Email: dersu@bilkent.edu.tr

Graders

Mustafa Akin, Email: mustafa.akin@cs.bilkent.edu.tr
Oguzhan Calikkasap, Email: o.calikkasap@bilkent.edu.tr
Burak Mandira, Email: burak.mandira@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	Jan 27	Topic: Introduction
02	Feb 1	Topic: Introduction and Processes
03	Feb 8	Topic: Processes and Threads
04	Feb 15	Topic: CPU Scheduling
05	Feb 22	Topic: Synchronization
06	Mar 1	Topic: Synchronization
07	Mar 8	Topic: Deadlocks
08	Mar 15	Spring Break
09	Mar 22	Topic: Memory Management
10	Mar 29	Topic: Memory Management
11	Apr 5	Topic: File Systems
12	Apr 12	Topic: File Systems
13	Apr 19	Topic: Mass Storage
14	Apr 26	Topic: Mass Storage and Input/Output
15	May 3	Topic: Protection and Security
16	May 10	Topic: Security