Measuring Computer Performance

A Practitioner's Guide

David J. Lilja (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

280 Seiten

2005
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-64670-3 (ISBN)

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Measuring Computer Performance sets out the fundamental techniques used in analyzing and understanding the performance of computer systems. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on practical methods of measurement, simulation, and analytical modeling. The author discusses performance metrics and provides detailed coverage of the strategies used in benchmark programmes. He gives intuitive explanations of the key statistical tools needed to interpret measured performance data. He also describes the general 'design of experiments' technique, and shows how the maximum amount of information can be obtained for the minimum effort. The book closes with a chapter on the technique of queueing analysis. Appendices listing common probability distributions and statistical tables are included, along with a glossary of important technical terms. This practically-oriented book will be of great interest to anyone who wants a detailed, yet intuitive, understanding of computer systems performance analysis.

1. Introduction; 2. Metrics of performance; 3. Average performance and variability; 4. Errors in experimental measurements; 5. Comparing alternatives; 6. Measurement tools and techniques; 7. Benchmark programs; 8. Linear regression models; 9. Design of experiments; 10. Simulation and random number generation; 11. Queueing analysis; Glossary; Appendices.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.9.2005
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises; 48 Tables, unspecified; 38 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Gewicht	450 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
ISBN-10	0-521-64670-7 / 0521646707
ISBN-13	978-0-521-64670-3 / 9780521646703
Zustand	Neuware