Computer System Models.

Abstract

The primary objective of this contract was development of a coherent model based approach to computer system design and control. The first requirement for development of such an approach is observation of the distinction between organizational issues (which must be resolved on a site-by-site basis), and technological issues (which are amenable to centralized resolution). First order technological issues are shown to factor into four major categories: hardware configuration, software capabilities, system scheduling and file-device assignment. An integrated research effort covering these four areas is described in this report. In addition, a feasibility demonstration is provided which indicates that resolution of issues in the first three categories can be best achieved through use of a heuristic approach. In contrast, algorithmic approaches for resolution of the file-device assignment problem are in order.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 30, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014930

Entities

People

  • Stephen R. Kimbleton

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Contrast
  • Cooperation
  • Coverings
  • Demonstrations
  • Information Science
  • Observation
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Scheduling (Production)
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design