Computer Systems Performance Evaluation and Prediction
Author(s): Paul J. Fortier (Author), Howard E. Michel (Contributor)
Publisher: Digital Press
Publication Date: 25 Jun. 2003
Language: English
Print length: 544 pages
ISBN-10: 1555582605
ISBN-13: 9781555582609
Book Description
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.
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Bridges the gap from academic to professional analysis of network performance
From the Publisher
The purpose of this book is to make analytic, simulation and instrumentation based modeling and performance evaluation of database and computer systems components possible and understandable to a wider audience of database and computer systems designers, developers, administrators, managers and users. The book assumes the reader has a familiarity with concepts in computer systems architecture, computer systems software, computer networks and elementary mathematics including calculus and linear algebra.
From the Back Cover
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.
Key features of this book: · Fills the void between engineering practice and the academic domain’s treatment of computer systems performance evaluation and assessment · Provides a single source where the professional or student can learn how to perform computer systems engineering tradeoff analysis · Allows managers to realize cost effective yet optimal computer systems tuned to a specific application
About the Author
Paul Fortier is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and the author of numerous books on computer engineering.
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