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Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited StatesRES.6-033
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2009English
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Principles of Computer System Design: An Introduction is published in two parts. Part I, containing chapters 1-6, is a traditional printed textbook published by Morgan Kaufman, an imprint of Elsevier. Part II, containing chapters 7-11, is available here as an open educational resource. This textbook, an introduction to the principles and abstractions used in the design of computer systems, is an outgrowth of notes written for 6.033 Computer System Engineering over a period of 40-plus years.

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