AN ANALYSIS OF TIME-SHARED COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

Abstract

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)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0470715

Entities

People

  • Allan L. Scherr

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Specifications
  • Verification

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design