TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Serdar Engin Koç
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to define an operating system, 2) Will be able to explain the components and basic functions of an operating system, 3) Will be able to express the differences among various operating systems, 4) Will be able to demonstrate installation and basic features of Ms Windows and Linux systems, 5) Will be able to set security policies and authentication in a contemporary system, 6) Will be able to identify and solve problems originated from operating system.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Sample operating systems and functions of operating systems. Investigation of operating systems that are commonly used: Windows, Linux, Mac OS. Using operating systems for educational purposes.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Definition of Operating System and History 2nd Week Classification of Operating Systems 3rd Week Functions and Components of an O.S. 4th Week Process Management 5th Week Deadlocks and Memory Management 6th Week File and Disc Management 7th Week File and Disc Management 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week MS DOS 10th Week UNIX 10 Week Linux & Pardus 11th Week Windows 7 12th Week MAC OS 13th Week Mobile O.S 14th Week Security
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1) O'Leary, T.J., & O'Leary, L. I.(2006) Computing Essentials 2006 Complete Edition. Boston: Mc Graw Hill.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Practice 6 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No