Lectures on the measurement and evaluation of the performance of computing systems Based on lectures given at a regional conference on measurement and evaluation of computer systems, College of William and Mary, July 15-19, 1974 - Rosen, Saul (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM, 3600 Market Street, Floor 6, Philadelphia, PA 19104), 1976)
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Introduction -- A conceptual model of a computing system -- Personal observation -- Accounting systems -- Software probes -- Hardware monitors -- Benchmark workload models -- Simulation -- Mathematical models
The scope of the discussion is limited to certain types of general purpose computing systems whose characteristics involve multiprogramming, multiprocessors, communication lines serving many users, and on-line terminal systems. The goal is to gain a better understanding of computing systems through the techniques of measurement and performance evaluation