Measuring Performance
Outline
Why Measure Performance?
Characterising Performance
Performance and Speed
Measuring Time
Execution Time
Measuring Amounts
Measuring Times
Computer Clock Times
Purchasing Decision
Cycles Per Instruction
Example
Basic Performance Equation
Other “tricks of the trade”
PPT Slide
Summary
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