ECTS - Advanced Operating Systems

Advanced Operating Systems (CMPE531) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Advanced Operating Systems CMPE531 Area Elective 0 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Computer Engineering Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to examine the design and analysis of selected aspects of operating systems and distributed systems. It also aims to cover topics such as concurrency and distributed communication; fault-tolerance, availability, and persistence; and operating system structure.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Comprehend the basic concepts of modern operating systems
  • Describe the role and purpose of Networking concepts in operating systems
  • Discuss the concept of a process and concurrency problems: synchronization, mutual exclusion, deadlocks
  • Identify real time process scheduling policies
Course Content Advanced topics in process scheduling, multiprocessor and real-time scheduling, concurrent programming fundamentals, review of inter-process communication, semaphores and monitors, synchronization and communication, fault tolerance, recent advances in operating systems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to Advanced OS Chapters 1,2. (main text)
2 Process scheduling Instructor Notes
3 Processes with Threads Instructor Notes
4 Multiprocessor Chapter 11, Instructor Notes
5 Realtime scheduling. Chapter 11, Instructor Notes
6 Concurrent programming fundamentals. Chapter 19, 20, Instructor Notes
7 Concurrent programming fundamentals. Chapter 19, 20, Instructor Notes
8 Review of Interprocess communication Chapter 17, Instructor Notes
9 Semaphores Instructor Notes
10 Monitors Instructor Notes
11 Synchronization and Communication. Instructor Notes
12 Synchronization and Communication Instructor Notes
13 Fault Tolerance and Security Instructor Notes
14 Fault Tolerance and Security Instructor Notes
15 Review
16 Review

Sources

Course Book 1. Advanced Concepts in Operating Systems(Paperback) 2008, Mukesh Singhal and Niranjan Shivaratri, ISBN - 0070472688
Other Sources 2. Operating System Concepts. 7th Ed., A. Silberschatz, G. Galvin and P.B. Gagae, 2005, ISBN 0471694665.
3. Modern Operating Systems, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, 2nd Ed, Prentice-Hall, 2001, ISBN 0130313580.
4. Operating Systems, Gary Nutt, Addison-Wesley, 2004, ISBN-10: 0201773449.
5. Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, 6/e, Prentice Hall, by Stallings, 2008. ISBN-10: 0136006329
6. Operating Systems: A Systematic View, 6/e by Davis & Rajkumar, Addison-Wesley , 2004, ISBN-10: 0321267516
7. Distributed Operating Systems, A. S. Tanenbaum, Prentice-Hall,1995, ISBN 0-13-219908-4

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 15
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 35
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 65
Percentage of Final Work 35
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To become familiar with the state-of-the art and the literature in the software engineering research domain X
2 An ability to conduct world-class research in software engineering and publish scholarly articles in top conferences and journals in the area
3 Be able to conduct quantitative and qualitative studies in software engineering
4 Acquire skills needed to bridge software engineering academia and industry and to develop and apply scientific software engineering approaches to solve real-world problems X
5 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain.
6 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
7 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. X
8 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
9 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 3 48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 8 16
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 132