An Analysis of Time-shared Computer Systems

Download or read book An Analysis of Time-shared Computer Systems written by Allan L. Scherr and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the aspects of the operation of time-shared, interactive computer systems are analyzed. The emphasis is on the reaction of hardware systems to the demands that its users make upon it. Simply stated, the problem is to characterize both time-shared systems and their users in order to be able to predict the performance of the two operating together. Portions of this problem include the specification and measurement of user characteristics, the development and verification of both simulation and mathematical models for time-shared systems, and the specification and measurement of performance matrics for such systems. The user and some of the performance measurements were made on Project MAC's Compatible Time-Sharing System (CTSS). (Author).