Elena B. Sönmez / Email / Phone: (212) 311 54 34 / Room: D 142

Murat Mehmet / Email / Phone: (212) 311 53 17 / Room: D 131

Book:

'Operating System Concepts', 7th edition, by Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne, Ed: Wiley,ISBN: 0-471-69466-5

Recommended Readings:

'Computer Organization and Architecture', by William Stallings, Ed: Pren-tice Hall,ISBN: 0-13-185644-8

'Modern Operating Systems', 7th edition, by Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Ed:Prentice Hall,ISBN: 0-13-092641-8

'Linux Programming Bible', by John Goerzen, Ed: IDG Books, ISBN: 0-7645-4657-0

'The Linux Kernel Book', by Remy Card, Eric Dumas, Franck Mevel, Ed:John Wiley & Sons,ISBN: 0-471-98141-9

'Linux Kernel Internals', by Michael Beck, Harald Bohme, Mirko Dziadzka,Ulrich Kunitz, Robert Magnus, Dirk Verworner, Ed: Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0-201-33143-8

Prerequisite: COMP 222

Course Description: Operating systems are an essential part of any com- puter system.Similarly a course on operating system (OS) is an essential part of any computer-science education. Contents include: OS concepts, processes and threads, deadlocks, memory management, input/output, file systems. Case study on the Linux operating system.

Tentative Schedule:

The classes are dedicated to the complementary and fundamental execution of projects. Quizzes done during the classes' hours will be announced one week in advance by the TA. A missed quiz worth ''0'' point and affects your average with the TA. Important announcements will be sent to the class mailing list (comp-306- anounce@cs.bilgi.edu.tr), so, please, register yourself asap, and read your e-mail frequently.

Performance Evaluation:

In order to be eligible to pass this course, it is mandatory to submit original and acceptable work for ALL the course's projects. You will be graded on how well your implementation works and how well your are able to answer the TA's questions about your program.

Average of the instructor's marks (midterm and extra marks): 25%

Average of the TA's marks (projects and quizzes): 25%

Final exam: 50%