AN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM MODEL

Abstract

The report presents some work pertinent to the quantitative evaluation of information retrieval (IR) systems and extends the development of an Information Retrieval System Simulation Model. The present IR system simulation examines system response time, equipment/personnel utilization and idle time, and delay time in queue. The general IR model is, essentially, an ordered grouping of basic retrieval functions. The nature of the functions and the configuration of the system can be specified to the simulation program by the investigating engineer. The simulation program can ultimately be used by Naval planners of information retrieval systems to evaluate alternative IR configurations, to identify and illustrate the need for an IR system, and to assess the effectiveness of such a configuration. Response time of an IR system is cited as one necessary criterion of system performance and is closely related to the operating costs, another quantitative measurement of an IR system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0623590

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Blunt

Organizations

  • HRB Systems

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Information Retrieval
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Mathematical Models
  • Processing Equipment
  • Reliability
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • AI & ML - Information Retrieval