Metric and workload effects on computer systems evaluation

• Published in: Computer (Long Beach, Calif.) Vol. 36; no. 9; pp. 18 - 25
• Main Author: Feitelson, D.G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.09.2003; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Analytical models; Arithmetic; Computers; Delay estimation; Design for experiments; Job production systems; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Processor scheduling; Runtime; Systems analysis; Systems design

While a system's performance is a function of its design and implementation, the workload researchers subject the system to and the metrics they use also can affect performance evaluation results. There are two main approaches to performance evaluation: Analysis involves simplifications in the...