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A note on the cpu usage of a computer system with many I/O channels

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A recursive formula, to model CPU performance of a multiprogrammed computer system, is derived using a conventional mathematical model. This new formula computes faster and gives reliable results in cases where the conventional one fails to produce any.

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Lazos, C. A note on the cpu usage of a computer system with many I/O channels. BIT 22, 123–124 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01934402

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