Lecture #17 - Queuing Theory and Performance Analysis

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Office Hours: Instructor & TAs

Content:

1. The Syllabus describes topics to be covered, reading material for you to digest before coming to class, and due dates for the assigned projects.
2. The Midterm Makeup Exam consists of two parts:
   • For every question in the exam you took in class this summer, explain what was wrong with your answers. Please do not feed back my solution, just criticize your answer.
   • Complete all the questions in Midterm Makeup Exam.
   This is a take home make up examination. If you complete it flawlessly, your midterm grade will be raised to an 85, but no higher. You may ask any question you wish about the examination on Wednesday. I will give clear answers about how to tackle the problem in question.
3. Project #5
4. Organizing Principles for Project #5 - a "chalk talk".
5. Performance analysis for Project #5 - some more "chalk talk".
6. Some timed executions:
   • Timed File Streaming with WCF Service
     
   • Test execution in Test Harness
     
   • Building code
     
7. Queuing Analysis Notes
   
8. High Resolution Timer
   
9. Generating Random Events
   
10. Software Architecture Taxonomy
    
11. Peer-to-Peer Prototype
    Illustrates use of WCF in Sender/Receiver configuration.
12. Message-passing communications service
    This demo is a good example of what you need for Projects #4 and #5.
13. File Streaming service
    This demo is a good example of what you need for Projects #4 and #5.



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