User program measurement in a time-shared environment

  • Authors:
  • Alan G. Nemeth;Paul D. Dovner

  • Affiliations:
  • MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA;MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1971

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Abstract

A general discussion of the measurement of software systems is followed by a description of a hardware and software scheme for measuring user programs in a time-shared environment. The TX-2 computer at MIT Lincoln Laboratory was used for the implementation of such a system and the characteristics of this implementation are reported. A scenario showing the system in use is presented. Finally, it is shown how other time-sharing systems may provide similar measuring facilities.