Showing papers on "Benchmark (computing) published in 1974"

Advanced design technology for rail transportation vehicles

Abstract: This is an interim report on a cooperative research project between Washington University and AMCAR Division of ACF Industries Inc. The purpose of the project is development of a new finite element stress analysis capability which is more cost effective and better suited for fatigue life evaluation than existing finite element computer programs. The report contains a general outline of the method, description of the algorithm structure and methods by which the computational efficiency can be further increased. A benchmark problem established by experimentation and by computation using an existing finite element computer program (STARDYNE) is presented.

Language directed computer performance evaluation

Abstract: This paper describes a new approach to the measurement and evaluation of computer performance. An extension of the classical benchmark technique, it offers substantially reduced costs in performing benchmark evaluations and also provides a means for aggregating data from several benchmarks to produce one evaluation. The technique is described and then a small example of the evaluation of two sorting routines is given.

Emulating a Honeywell 6180 Computer System

Abstract: : The Honeywell 6180 is a new, large-scale computer for the MULTICS time-sharing system. This report describes the 6180, and examines the feasibility of emulating it with each of three microprogrammable processors: the Burroughs D-Machine, the Nanodata QM-1, and the Burroughs B1700. Benchmark emulations are presented for each of these machines.

On relating small computer performance to design parameters

Abstract: This paper presents a method for correlating performance measures of small computers to design parameters. An experiment is described in which execution times and memory space requirements are gathered for three small benchmark kernels when run on fifteen small computers. The benchmarks are drawn from three different application areas. All of them exercise only the CPU ↔ memory area of the machines, and I/0 operations are not involved.Using standard regression analysis techniques, this data is then used to calculate coefficients in empirical equations which relate the performance measures, time and space, to easily quantifiable design parameters of the machines.

POP-2 performance on a small 1900 machine

Abstract: A simple benchmark is described which enables the performance of the programming language POP‐2 to be investigated. The benchmark, run using the Multiple On‐line Programming (MPO) facilities of the GEORGE 3 operating system, is used to investigate the effects of certain installation controlled running conditions upon terminal response. The results of some of the investigations are presented and an indication of future areas of study is given.