Operating Systems (CS 307)

2024 Spring
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Computer Sci.& Eng.(CS)
3
6
Süha Orhun Mutluergil suha.mutluergil@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Undergraduate
CS204
Formal lecture,Recitation
Interactive,Project based learning,Task based learning
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Programs\Type Required Core Elective Area Elective
Computer Science and Engineering *
Computer Science and Engineering *
Electronics Engineering *
Electronics Engineering *
Materials Science and Nano Engineering *
Materials Science and Nano Engineering (Previous Name: Materials Science and Engineering) *
Mechatronics Engineering *
Mechatronics Engineering *
Microelectronics *
Telecommunications *

CONTENT

This course covers fundamental aspects of operating systems: management and virtualization of resources such as CPU, memory space and peripheral devices. Topics include concurrent processes, mutual exclusion, process communication, cooperation, deadlocks, semaphores, scheduling, protection, memory management, file system abstraction and persistent memory organization. The course will also highlight important aspects of operating systems such as UNIX and Windows.

OBJECTIVE

To supply the students with the theory and practice of operating systems and operating system design principles.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • To have a high-level understanding of computer systems, how an operating system works, and the general structure of an operating system.
  • To have an understanding of how OS handles multpile processes, and multi-threading including synchronization, scheduling, and memory management.
  • To be aware of some common problems due to interprocess communication, how these problems are modeled and solved.
  • To have an understanding of how how file systems are implemented and how I/O operations are performed.
  • To have an understanding of basics of threats to computer security

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 1

2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 1

3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 1

4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 1

5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 1

1. Possess sufficient knowledge of mathematics, science, fundamental engineering, computational methods and program-specific engineering topics; use theoretical and applied knowledge of these areas in complex engineering problems. 3

2. Identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems while considering the UN Sustainable Development Goals; choose and apply suitable analysis, design, estimation/prediction and modeling methods for this purpose. 2

3. Develop, choose and use modern techniques and tools that are needed for analysis and solution of complex problems faced in engineering applications; use information technologies effectively. 3

4. Have the ability to design a complex system, process, instrument or a product under realistic constraints and conditions, with the goal of fulfilling creative current and future requirements. 3

5. Use research methods, including conducting literature reviews, designing experiments, performing experiments, collecting data, analyzing results, and interpreting results, to investigate complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics. 2

6. Possess knowledge of business practices such as project management, risk management, change management, and economic feasibility analysis; awareness on entrepreneurship and innovation. 1

7. Possess knowledge of impact of engineering solutions on society, health and safety, the economy, sustainability, and the environment within the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; awareness on legal outcomes of engineering solutions; awareness of acting impartially and inclusively without any form of discrimination; act in accordance with ethical principles, possessing knowledge of professional and ethical responsibilities. 1

8. Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, on technical subjects, considering the diverse characteristics of the target audience (such as education, language, and profession). 3

ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA

  Percentage (%)
Final 40
Midterm 30
Quiz 5
Assignment 25

RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS

Textbook

Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau. Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces, 1.00 Edition, Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018, ISBN: 978-1985086593.