Exercise: end-to-end arguments

Due: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 11:00:00 -0800

Read End-to-End Arguments in System Design.

Question

Does the end-to-end argument imply that lower levels do not have to be correct?

Question

How does the end-to-end argument apply to other systems you know about? You may choose part of JOS as an example (e.g., storage, network). You may also be interested in this kernel bug found by Twitter engineers.

What to submit

Write down your answers in a file named answers.txt, and upload it using the course dropbox.