THE THROUGHPUT AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF MONOPROGRAMMED, MULTIPROGRAMMED, AND MULTIPROCESSING DIGITAL COMPUTERS.

Abstract

A generalized model of a digital computer system with a workload drawn from a proffered infinite workload was investigated to determine the factors that affect throughput and cost effectiveness to allow optimization of the system parameters. Throughput was defined as the sum of the products of the cost of each component and the proportion of the time each component was beneficially used. Cost effectiveness was defined as the quotient of throughput and system cost, with unity being the ideal quotient.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 17, 1967
Accession Number
AD0654384

Entities

People

  • Bruce Wald

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Digital Computers
  • Throughput
  • Workload

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms