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CSCI147 HM - Computer Systems Performance Analysis

Credit(s): 3

Staff. Measurement and analysis of computer software and systems performance, with emphasis on methodological issues. Measurement planning and experimental design. Statistical methods for data analysis. Hypothesis testing. Effective graphical and tabular presentation of data. Common errors in performance measurement. Elementary queuing theory. Simulation methods. Project in performance measurement. Typical projects include measurement of databases, theorem provers, file systems, networks, OS kernels, and computer processors.

Prerequisite(s): MATH035 HM  and CSCI070 HM