Data Processing Systems: Their Performance, Evaluation, Measurement, and Improvement |
Contents
CHAPTER ONE General overview | 1 |
CHAPTER THREE Criteria for performance evaluation | 14 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 51 |
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application program average seek average throughput rate batch jobs batch production benchmark bottleneck resource bytes calculated channel busy characteristics data processing system discrete event simulator disk jobstream disk seek Equation estimate ETMF evaluation interface evaluation period Figure GPSS hardware monitor illustrates inquiries per second interactive time sharing job logging routine jobs per hour jobs processed jobs successfully completed latency load profile long jobs magnetic tapes main memory meaningful measured multiprocessor multiprogrammed needed operating system output master file overlay paper analysis pencil and paper Percent performance evaluation performance improvement probe processor busy queue real time system reduced relative capability Relative throughput rate representative work load resource utilization sharing systems short jobs simulation model software monitor software overhead specific step tape jobstream tape transfer tion transactions per second transactions processed turn unit of data user programs vendor virtual memory system Wall clock system