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Performance Basics
Introduction
1. Performance Defined
   1.1 Fulfillment
2. Application, System
3. Application Factors
   3.1 Languages
   3.2 Libraries
   3.3 Algorithm
   3.4 Implementation
   3.5 Datasets
4. System Factors
   4.1 Chip Architecture
   4.2 Memory Hierarchy
   4.3 IO Configuration
   4.4 HP Switch
   4.5 Compilers
5. More
   5.1 Models
   5.2 Modeling
6. Summary
References
Quiz
Evaluation
Questions?
1. Performance Defined
From Webster's Third New International Dictionary.

  1. "The fulfillment of a claim, promise or request"

  2. "Capacity to achieve desired result"

The above two definitions suggest the two poles driving performance considerations:

  • A set of expectations derived from the claims and promises of high-performance computers;

  • A set of results that one would like to realize.

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