The goal of this part of the book is to learn how to run simulations of computer systems. Simulations are an important part of evaluating computer system performance. For example, we might have a new load-balancing algorithm, and we’re trying to understand whether it reduces the mean job response time or improves utilization. Or we might have a queueing network, where we want to understand the fraction of packet drops when we double the arrival rate of packets. Being able to simulate the computer system is an easy way to get answers to such questions.
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