The Fractal Structure of Data Reference - Applications to the Memory Hierarchy (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

The architectural concept of a memory hierarchy has been immensely successful, making possible today's spectacular pace of technology evolution in both the volume of data and the speed of data access. Its success is difficult to understand, however, when examined within the traditional "memoryless" framework of performance analysis. The memoryless' framework cannot properly reflect a memory hierarchy's ability to take advantage of patterns of data use that are transient. The Fractal Structure of Data Reference: Applications to the Memory Hierarchy both introduces, and justifies empirically, an alternative modeling framework in which arrivals are driven by a statistically self-similar underlying process, and are transient in nature. The substance of this book comes from the ability of the model to impose a mathematically tractable structure on important problems involving the operation and performance of a memory hierarchy. It describes events as they play out at a wide range of time scales, from the operation of file buffers and storage control cache, to a statistical view of entire disk storage applications. Striking insights are obtained about how memory hierarchies work, and how to exploit them to best advantage. The emphasis is on the practical application of such results. The Fractal Structure of Data Reference: Applications to the Memory Hierarchy will be of interest to professionals working in the area of applied computer performance and capacity planning, particularly those with a focus on disk storage. The book is also an excellent reference for those interested in database and data structure research.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Advances in Database Systems, 22
Release date:	2001
First published:	2002
Authors:	Bruce McNutt
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	133
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-7945-4
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Data structures Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Algorithms & procedures Promotions
LSN:	0-7923-7945-4
Barcode:	9780792379454

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