Bilkent University - Computer Engineering Department

CS 342 Operating Systems - Spring 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)

Instructors

Sections 01/02:
- Dr. Ibrahim Korpeoglu
- Email: korpe AT cs.bilkent.edu.tr; Office: EA401; Phone: x2599
Section 03:
- Dr. Ozcan Ozturk
- Email: ozturk AT cs.bilkent.edu.tr; Office: EA421; Phone: x3444;

Spare hours will be announced in STARS.

Teaching Assistants

Yusuf Dalva. Email: yusuf.dalva AT bilkent.edu.tr. Office: EA407. (1 ta load).
Syed Asad Shah. Email: asad.shah AT bilkent.edu.tr. Office: EA525. (2 ta load).
Mehmetali Semi Yenimol. Email: semi.yenimol AT bilkent.edu.tr. Office: EA425. (1 ta load).

Graders

Arda Tumay. Email: arda.tumay AT bilkent.edu.tr.
Derya Gozen. Email: derya.gozen AT bilkent.edu.tr.
Mustafa Akin. Email: mustafa.akin 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	Jan 31	Topic: Introduction. Feb 4: add/drop deadline.
02	Feb 7	Topic: Introduction and Processes. Feb 8, Tue, 08:00 - Class reservations.
03	Feb 14	Topic: Processes
04	Feb 21	Topic: Threads
05	Feb 28	Topic: CPU Scheduling
06	Mar 7	Topic: Synchronization. Mar 10, Thu - Mar 13, Sun - Spring Break
07	Mar 14	Topic: Synchronization
08	Mar 21	Topic: Deadlocks. Mar 22: Last day for withdraw.
09	Mar 28	Topic: Memory Management
10	Apr 4	Topic: Memory Management
11	Apr 11	Topic: File Systems
12	Apr 18	Topic: File Systems. Apr 23, Saturday: National Holiday.
13	Apr 25	Topic: Mass Storage. Apr 29, Fri - Apr 30, Sat - Spring Festival.
14	May 2	Topic: Input/Output. May 2, Mon - May 4, Wed: Ramadan Holiday.
15	May 9	Topic: Protection and Security. May 13: last day of classes

May 15-28: Final exam period.
June 1, 2022: Submission of grades.

Midterm Exam: March 22, 2022, 17:40. Rooms: EB-101 EB-102 EB-103 EB-104 EB-203 EB-204.
Final Exam: May 27, 2022, 18:00. Rooms: EB-101 EB-102 EB-103 EB-104 EB-203 EB-204.
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