A performance measurement and system evaluation project plan proposal

Abstract

This document is an outline for a performance measurement and evaluation effort. Performance measurements consist of producing data showing frequency and execution times for components of computer systems. Components implies:1)hardware2)ucode3)macrocode4)applications software5)systems (e.g., utilities in an operating-system environment)Evaluation can be broken down into several areas. Principle areas of interest are comparative performance evaluation and an analysis of a system's structure/behavior. Comparative evaluation consists of: relative performance measurements of different machines; a summary of collected data; and an analysis of a system's structure, including the production of data describing the interrelationship of system components. This data may be narrative, but the preferred technique is a graphical presentation showing component relationships.