Computer design
J. R. Hillegas, A. C. Nester, John A. Gosden, Roger L. Sisson · 1962
GENERALIZED measures of computer system performance are being developed as part of a comprehensive information service. The need for standardized performance criteria is emphasized by the wide range of commercially available computers, the varied configurations each can assume, the great variety of tasks and methods of implementing them, and the ever-present limitations upon time and money for the selection, programming, and operation of the system.