Using Performance Metrics in System Design,

Abstract

Performance metrics can provide valuable information to support effective system design. The example demonstrated how one performance metric (responsiveness) can provide useful data. Measuring responsiveness can: (1) Provide information needed to intelligently make tradeoff decisions. (2) Be used to compare alternative hardware configurations and, therefore, can aid in determining the final hardware specifications for a future system. (3) Can be used to evaluate the performance of software modules and to aid in specifying the design of data structures and application software. (4) Can be used to resolve operational considerations. Measuring the performance effects of certain capabilities can provide data on which to base decisions such as whether or not those capabilities should be provided or if they should be provided, say, on an overnight basis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA074628

Entities

People

  • Joann Lockett

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Degradation
  • Elongation
  • Feedback
  • Measurement
  • Network Protocols
  • Online Systems
  • Prototypes
  • Reliability

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design