Harvard University · CS61

Systems Programming and Machine Organization

系统编程与机器组成

Systems programming in C, C++, and assembly, including data representation, memory, caching, processes, kernels, storage, threads, and synchronization.

Subject：Computer Systems

Level：Undergraduate

Suggested stage：Years 2–3 (inferred)

Public-material edition：2025

Language：English

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Harvard CS50, CS32, CS51, or permission

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Topic 1: C and Memory Topic 2: Assembly Language Topic 3: Machine Representation Topic 4: Processor Organization Topic 5: Caches Topic 6: Processes Topic 7: Virtual Memory Topic 8: Concurrency Topic 9: Synchronization Topic 10: File Systems Topic 11: Networking Topic 12: System Security

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