CS433: Performance Evaluation

Semester: second	Year: fourth	Duration of Final Exam: 3 hours
Lecture Hours/Wk: 4	Tutorial Hours/Wk: 1	Lab Hours/Wk: 1

Marks:

Semester work: 25

Lab: 25

Final: 100

Total: 150

Instructor:

Dr Ahmed El-Mahdy
Computer Dep. 2nd floor Admin. Bldg

Course Scope

The module aims to introduce the students to analytical performance models. Such models are essential to evaluate the performance of computer systems. Performance is not limited to speed or how fast a system is, but also covers metrics such as reliability and availability. Analysis the performance of a system is a must in design of the constantly evolving computing systems.

Objectives

On completing this module, a student should be able to:

Analyse the performance of a typical computer system
Understand theories and principles behind performance analysis

Examinations

There are two main exams: mid-term and final exams. There are also various tutorial and lab assignment with details later on in sha Allah.

Course Outline

Overview of Performance Evaluation (1 lecture)
Queueing Models (6 lectures)
Measurement Techniques and Tools (4 lectures)
Experimental Design and Analysis (2 lectures)
Simulation (2 lectures)

Lectures Log

Week No.	Lecture
1	No lectures
2	Introduction
	Introduction to queueing theory
3	Analysis of Single Queues
4	Queueing Networks
5	Operational Laws
6	Queueing Networks Modelling Real Systems
7	Selection of Techniques & Metric, Type of workloads

Course Work

TBA (To Be Arranged) in sha Allah

Grading Policy

Mid term exam	20%
Lab assginments	15%
Tutorial assignments	5%
Final exam:	60%
Total:	100%

Textbook

Raj Jain, The art of computer systems performance analysis: Techniques for experimental design, measurement, simulation, and modeling, 1st Edition, Wiley, 1991. (Lecture topics will be selected from it)