Statistical Computer Performance Evaluation
Published on 10. May 2014
530 pages
978-1-4832-6094-5 (ISBN)
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Statistical Computer Performance Evaluation contains the proceedings of a Conference on Statistical Computer Performance Evaluation held at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 22-23, 1971, under the auspices of the Division of Applied Mathematics and the Center for Computer and Information Sciences. The papers review the application of quantitative, and particularly statistical, methods to the study of computer performance. Comprised of 19 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the state of the art of computer system evaluation and some quantitative methods (analytical, simulation, and empirical methods) that are applicable to the problem. A utility theoretic approach to evaluation of a time-sharing system is then described, followed by a discussion on the results of a multi-factor paging experiment. Subsequent chapters focus on statistical quantification of instruction and operand traces; measurement and improvement of program behavior under paging systems; free-storage algorithms; and probabilistic models for predicting software reliability. This monograph will be of interest to practitioners in the fields ofcomputer science and applied mathematics.
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Walter Freiberger
Statistical Computer Performance Evaluation
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¿Authors, Discussants, and Session ChairmenPrefaceForewordSession I: General Approaches Quantitative Methods for Evaluating Computer System Performance: A Review and Proposals A Utility Theoretic Approach to Evaluation of a Time-Sharing System DiscussionSession II: Evaluation of Current Systems Modelling the Performance of the OS/360 Time-Sharing Option (TSO) A Statistical Evaluation of the Scheduler of an Experimental Interactive Computing System DiscussionSession III: Design of Experiments A Multi-Factor Paging Experiment: I. The Experiment and the Conclusions A Multi-Factor Paging Experiment: II. Statistical Methodology DiscussionSession IV: Input Analysis A Computer Performance Monitor and Markov Analysis for Multiprocessor System Evaluation Statistical Quantification of Instruction and Operand Traces Measurement and Improvement of Program Behavior under Paging Systems Statistical Analysis of Series of Events in Computer Systems DiscussionSession V: Regression Analysis An Application of Statistical Methodology in the Study of Computer System Performance On the Structure of CP-67 Overhead The Use of Pure and Modified Regression Techniques for Developing Systems Performance Algorithms DiscussionSession VI: Systems Management Analysis of Free-Storage Algorithms Locality: Working Set, Request String, Distance Function, and Replacement Stack Statistical Methodology for Calibrating a Trace-Driven Simulator of a Batch Computer System DiscussionSession VII: Software Reliability Software Reliability Research Probabilistic Models for Software Reliability Prediction An Introduction to Growth Dynamics Discussion
