Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 6.826 (Spring 2002) 
• Course Title:
• Principles of Computer Systems 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Butler Lampson
  Prof. Martin Rinard
   
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  6.826 Principles of Computer Systems
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2002

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This site offers a full set of lecture notes, along with other materials used by students in the course.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  6.826 provides an introduction to the basic principles of computer systems, with emphasis on the use of rigorous techniques as an aid to understanding and building modern computing systems. Particular attention is paid to concurrent and distributed systems. Topics covered include: specification and verification, concurrent algorithms, synchronization, naming, networking, replication techniques (including distributed cache management), and principles and algorithms for achieving reliability.