Bilkent University - Computer Engineering Department

CS 342 Operating Systems - Fall 2023

[Grading Policy] [Moodle] [STARS Syllabus] [References]

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 AT cs.bilkent.edu.tr; Office: EA401; Phone: x2599
- Lecture Hours: Tue 10:30-12:30; Thu 15:30-17:30. Classroom: EE-04.
- Spare hours can be seen in STARS.

Teaching Assistants

Syed Asad Shah. Email: asad.shah@bilkent.edu.tr.
Hakan Sivuk. Email: hakan.sivuk@bilkent.edu.tr.

Graders

Mustafa Hakan Kara. Email: hakan.kara@bilkent.edu.tr.
Caglar Terzi. Email: terzi@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)

[Academic Calendar Fall 2023]

W	Date	Topics and Events
01	Sep 11	Topic: Introduction. Sep 14 (Thu): classes begin.
02	Sep 18	Topic: Introduction; Processes. Sep 20 (Wed): drop/add deadline. Sep 22 (Fri, 8:00): Exam reservations.
03	Sep 25	Topic: Processes. Project 1 assigned.
04	Oct 2	Topic: Threads.
05	Oct 9	Topic: Synchronization.
06	Oct 16	Topic: Synchronization.
07	Oct 23	Topic: Deadlocks. Project 2 assigned.
08	Oct 30	Topic: Memory Management. Nov 1 (Wed): Withdraw deadline. Nov 1 (Wed): MIDTERM EXAM.
09	Nov 6	Topic: Memory Management.
10	Nov 13	Topic: File Systems.
11	Nov 20	Topic: File Systems. Project 3 assigned.
12	Nov 27	Topic: File Systems.
13	Dec 4	Topic: Mass Storage. Project 4 assigned.
14	Dec 11	Topic: Mass Storage. Input Output.
15	Dec 18	Topic: Input/Output. Protection. Dec 20 (Wed): Last day of classes.

Dec 22 (Fri), 2023 - Jan 6, 2024 (Sat): Final exam period.
Jan 11, 2024 (Thu): Submission and announcements of grades (17:30).