TY - BOOK AU - Fortier,Paul J. AU - Michel,Howard Edgar TI - Computer systems performance evaluation and prediction SN - 9781555582609 AV - QA76.9.E94 F67 2003 U1 - 004.24 21 PY - 2003///] CY - Burlington, MA PB - Digital Press KW - Computer systems KW - Evaluation KW - Reliability N1 - computer bookfair2016; Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-503) and index; Front Cover; Computer Systems Performance Evaluation and Prediction; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Computer Data Processing Hardware Architecture; Chapter 3. Fundamental Concepts and Performance Measures; Chapter 4. General Measurement Principles; Chapter 5. Probability; Chapter 6. Stochastic Processes; Chapter 7. Queuing Theory; Chapter 8. Simulation Analysis; Chapter 9. Petri Nets; Chapter 10. Hardware Testbeds, Instrumentation, Measurement, Data Extraction, and Analysis; Chapter 11. System Performance Evaluation Tool Selection and Use N2 - Computer 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/els031/2002034389.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/els031/2002034389.html ER -