Computer systems performance evaluation and prediction - Fortier, Paul J. (Digital Press, 2003)
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-503) and index
Front Cover; Computer Systems Performance Evaluation and Prediction; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Computer Data Processing Hardware Architecture; Chapter 3. Fundamental Concepts and Performance Measures; Chapter 4. General Measurement Principles; Chapter 5. Probability; Chapter 6. Stochastic Processes; Chapter 7. Queuing Theory; Chapter 8. Simulation Analysis; Chapter 9. Petri Nets; Chapter 10. Hardware Testbeds, Instrumentation, Measurement, Data Extraction, and Analysis; Chapter 11. System Performance Evaluation Tool Selection and Use
Computer Systems Performance Evaluation and Prediction bridges the gap from academic to professional analysis of computer performance. This book makes analytic, simulation and instrumentation based modeling and performance evaluation of computer systems components understandable to a wide audience of computer systems designers, developers, administrators, managers and users. The book assumes familiarity with computer systems architecture, computer systems software, computer networks and mathematics including calculus and linear algebra