Computer Performance Evaluation

The course covers the assessment of computer system performance. It treats performance metrics and their proper use, workload characterisation and benchmarking, measurement techniques and instrumentation, analytical and queueing models, operational analysis, discrete event simulation, design of experiments, statistical analysis of results, and common errors in performance studies. Learning outcomes: Characterise a workload and select metrics suited to the system under study. Build analytical or simulation models to predict system performance. Report performance results with appropriate statistical treatment and interpretation.