CS 410/510 Computer Performance Evaluation
Computer Sciences Department
Portland State University
Spring 2006 (April 3 - June 9)
12 - 13:50 Tuesdays & Thursdays -- FAB 150
Office: FAB 120-09
Email: suhui@cs.pdx.edu
Office hours: 2 - 3 pm Tuesdays & Thursdays
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Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to some of the state-of-the-art
analytic modeling techniques that are important in
design and performance prediction of computer systems
and capacity planning.
The topics include
Little's law and other fundamental laws, asymptotic bounds analysis,
modeling input distributions, generating random variates,
Markov Chains, and basic queueing theory.
Class work:
There will be 4 - 6 homework assignments, a midterm exam, and a comprehensive final exam.
Some of the homework assignments may require computer programming and graph plotting.
Prerequisites:
A first course in calculus and some basic probability theory.
Grade breakdown (roughly): 30% Homework assignments, 30% Midterm Exam, 40% Final Exam.