A probabilistic framework for system performance evaluation

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A probabilistic framework for system performance evaluation

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Proceedings of the SIGOPS workshop on System performance evaluation table of contents

Pages: 337 - 361

Year of Publication: 1971

Authors

Stephen R. Kimbleton
Charles G. Moore

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

A method for comparing throughput, turnaround time and availability is given for a processor-bound computer system. The method appears to be extendable to any computer system in which there is a clearly defined limiting resource.

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