VISUALISASI PENGARUH ELEMEN PERANCANGAN CACHE PADA SYMMETRIC MULTIPROCESSORS

[Id]Cache memory merupakan salah satu pokok pembahasan penting dalam matakuliah organisasi dan arsitektur komputer. Akan tetapi, cache tidak dapat diakses dalam proses pembelajaran. Oleh karena itu, mahasiswa menghadapi kesulitan dalam memahami topik ini secara komprehensif. Makalah ini membahas tentang penggunaan simulator SMPCache dalam pembelajaran cache memory. Beberapa contoh digunakan untuk mendemostrasikan bagaimana simulator SMPCache mendukung berbagai latihan terkait dengan elemen-elemen yang menjadi pertimbangan dalam perancangan cache dan berpengaruh terhadap kinerja keseluruhan sebuah cache memory. Penilaian pedagogi dilakukan terhadap visualisasi yang disediakan oleh simulator SMPCache dalam mendukung pembelajaran cache memory pada symmetric multiprocessing. Selain itu, untuk mengetahui respon mahasiswa terhadap peranan SMPCache dalam membantu proses pembelajaran, evaluasi berupa survey pendahuluan juga dilakukan terhadap simulator tersebut. Kata kunci:Cache, SMPCache, Simulator, Organisasi dan Arsitektur Komputer[en]Cache memory is one of the important subject matter in the course of computer organization and architecture. However, the cache cannot be accessed in the learning process. Therefore, students of have difficulties in understanding this topic comprehensively. This paper focuses on the use of SMPCache simulator in learning cache memory. Some examples are used to demonstrate how SMPCache simulator supports various exercises associated with elements of cache design which affect the overall performance of a cache memory. Pedagogy assessment is conducted on the visualization provided by the simulators SMPCache in supporting the learning cache memory on a symmetric multiprocessing. In addition, to evaluate the response of students to SMPCache role in helping the learning process, an evaluation form preliminary surveys were also conducted on the simulator.Keywords:Cache, SMPCache, Simulator, Computer Organization and Architectur

Automated Experiments for Deriving Performance-relevant Properties of Software Execution Environments

The software execution environment can play a crucial role when analyzing the performance of a software system. In this book, a novel approach for the automated detection of performance-relevant properties of the execution environment is presented. The properties are detected using predefined experiments and integrated into performance prediction tools. The approach is applied to experiments for detecting different CPU, OS, and virtualization properties, and validated in different case studies

Architecture-Level Software Performance Models for Online Performance Prediction

Proactive performance and resource management of modern IT infrastructures requires the ability to predict at run-time, how the performance of running services would be affected if the workload or the system changes. In this thesis, modeling and prediction facilities that enable online performance prediction during system operation are presented. Analyses about the impact of reconfigurations and workload trends can be conducted on the model level, without executing expensive performance tests