LEADER 05455nam 22006734a 450 001 9910780266903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-03946-2 010 $a9786611039462 010 $a0-08-050260-1 035 $a(CKB)111086906315262 035 $a(EBL)312862 035 $a(OCoLC)476101380 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000127951 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11148067 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000127951 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10063635 035 $a(PQKB)11135959 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC312862 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781555582609 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL312862 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10190298 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL103946 035 $a(PPN)143319574 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111086906315262 100 $a20020920d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurunu||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aComputer systems performance evaluation and prediction$b[electronic resource] /$fPaul J. Fortier, Howard E. Michel 205 $a1st edition 210 $aBurlington, MA $cDigital Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (541 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-55558-260-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 495-503) and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Computer Systems Performance Evaluation and Prediction; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Evolution of computer systems architectures; 1.2 Evolution of database systems; 1.3 Evolution of operating systems; 1.4 Evolution of computer networks; 1.5 Need for performance evaluation; 1.6 Role of performance evaluation in computer engineering; 1.7 Overview of performance evaluation methods; 1.8 Performance metrics and evaluation criteria; Chapter 2. Computer Data Processing Hardware Architecture; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Computer hardware architecture 327 $a2.3 CPU architectures 2.4 I/O architectures; 2.5 Secondary storage and peripheral devices and architectures; 2.6 Distributed and network architectures; 2.7 Network topologies; 2.8 Computer architectures; 2.9 Computer systems support software architecture; 2.10 Components of a database system's architecture; 2.11 Summary; Chapter 3. Fundamental Concepts and Performance Measures; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Time; 3.3 Events; 3.4 Measurements (sampling); 3.5 Intervals; 3.6 Response; 3.7 Independence; 3.8 Randomness; 3.9 Workloads; 3.10 Problems encountered in model development and use 327 $a3.11 A case study 3.12 Summary; Chapter 4. General Measurement Principles; 4.1 Scheduling algorithms; 4.2 Workloads; 4.3 Summary; Chapter 5. Probability; 5.1 Random variables; 5.2 Jointly distributed random variables; 5.3 Probability distributions; 5.4 Densities; 5.5 Expectation; 5.6 Some example probability distributions; 5.7 Summary; Chapter 6. Stochastic Processes; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Basic definitions; 6.3 Poisson process; 6.4 Birth-death process; 6.5 Markov process; 6.6 Summary; Chapter 7. Queuing Theory; 7.1 Queuing systems; 7.2 Networks of queues 327 $a7.3 Estimating parameters and distributions 7.4 Computational methods for queuing network solutions; 7.5 Summary; Chapter 8. Simulation Analysis; 8.1 Simulation process; 8.2 Time control; 8.3 Systems and modeling; 8.4 Simulation languages; 8.5 Applications of simulation; 8.6 Summary; Chapter 9. Petri Nets; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Basic notation; 9.3 Classical Petri nets; 9.4 Timed Petri nets; 9.5 Priority-based Petri nets; 9.6 Colored Petri nets; 9.7 Generalized Petri nets; 9.8 Summary; Chapter 10. Hardware Testbeds, Instrumentation, Measurement, Data Extraction, and Analysis 327 $a10.1 Derivation of performance evaluation parameters 10.2 Network performance tests; 10.3 General methods of data extraction; 10.4 Testbed and model workloads; 10.5 Experimental design; 10.6 Data presentation; 10.7 Summary; Chapter 11. System Performance Evaluation Tool Selection and Use; 11.1 Tool selection; 11.2 Validation of results; 11.3 Conducting experiments; 11.4 Performance metrics; 11.5 Evaluation; 11.6 Summary; Chapter 12. Analysis of Computer Architectures; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Case I: Central server computer system; 12.3 Case II: Multiple server computer system 327 $a12.4 Case III: Petri net example 330 $aComputer 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.·Fills the void between engineering practic 606 $aComputer systems$xEvaluation 606 $aComputer systems$xReliability 615 0$aComputer systems$xEvaluation. 615 0$aComputer systems$xReliability. 676 $a004.2/4 700 $aFortier$b Paul J$0627503 701 $aMichel$b Howard Edgar$01467264 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780266903321 996 $aComputer systems performance evaluation and prediction$93677844 997 $aUNINA