581372-6 Performance Evaluation (2 cr)
The goal is to learn how queueing network models are used to describe the behaviour of a computer system and its load. The emphasis is in applications.An up-to-date, better course description can be found in WWW.
General
- The WWW Home Page (this page) is http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/~kerola/ska/index.html
Course material in WWW is in English. - The departmental Basic Data Page is http://www.cs.Helsinki.FI/kurssit/laudatur/581372-6/
- Some course material may also be available in a course folder in room A412.
- The newsgroup for this course is hy.opiskelu.tktl.ska
Schedule for classes
- It is not currently determined when this class will be offered next time. When that determination is made, the information will be given here.
Exams
- The previous exams as well as the results
of the latest final exam
are in WWW.
- The exam material for final exams is in course description.
Literature
- [LZGS 84] E.D. Lazowska, J. Zahorjan, G. S. Graham, K.C.
Sevcik, Quantitative
System Performance, Prentice Hall, 1984.
Out of print, but available in WWW at http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/lazowska/qsp/. - [Jain 91] R. Jain, The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis, Wiley, 1991.
- [Menasce 94] D.A. Menasce, V.A.F. Almeida, L.W. Dowdy, Capacity Planning and Performance Modelling, Prentice Hall, 1994. Out of print.
Information on Earlier Classes
- Information for the Spring 2002, Fall 1998, Fall 1995 (in English or in Finnish), and Spring 1995 semesters is found in WWW.