Information Package / Course Catalogue
Computer Hardware and Operating Systems
Course Code: YBS263
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this lesson: To give information about the past and the current operating principles of computer hardware units and operating systems. And to generate ideas about the future status of computer hardware

Course Content

The history of computers and operating systems, Further analysis of the computer's hardware unit, The introduction of different operating systems, the creation of hardware and operating system software ideas about the future

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Türkay HENKOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Students should learn computer and to define the stage of development of computer hardware
2.To forward ideas about new developments that may arise
3.To define the main tasks of the operating system
4.to explain operating system software and their interactions with other software
5.Students will learn the basic concepts of process and thread creation and process algorithms
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Henkoğlu, T. (2008). Modern Donanım Mimarisi. Ankara: Pusula Yayıncılık.
2. Instructor's Course Notes
3. Tanenbaum, A.S. ve Bos, H. (2015). Modern Operating Systems. Fourth Edition, Pearson.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
History of Computers
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 2 - Theoretical
Computer hardware
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 3 - Theoretical
Mainboard (chip sets, and the RAM expansion card slots)
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mainboard (data paths, entry and exit gates)
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 5 - Theoretical
Microprocessors and co-processors
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 6 - Theoretical
RAM, BIOS, ROM, CACHE
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 7 - Theoretical
Hard disk drive (HDD), computer chassis, power supply
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 8 - Theoretical
Introduction to operating systems
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 9 - Theoretical
Structuring virtual work environments
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
System software and application software
Week 11 - Theoretical
Basic principles of operating systems
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
MS-DOS and MS Windows operating systems
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Linux, Unix and Pardus operating systems
Week 14 - Theoretical
File Systems
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Course Material
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory132252
Lecture - Practice130113
Assignment132026
Individual Work132026
Quiz24110
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
4
4
OÇ-2
3
4
OÇ-3
4
3
OÇ-4
4
3
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026