A collaborative system must perform both processing and transmission tasks. We present a policy for scheduling these tasks on a single core that is inspired by studies of human pe...
The vulnerability of computer nodes due to component failures is a critical issue for cluster-based file systems. This paper studies the development and deployment of mirroring in...
In this paper, a novel study on system profiles and adaptation of parameters for end-users of content-based indexingandretrieval(CBIR)applicationsarepresented.The main objective of...
This paper describes a way to manage the modeling and analysis of Scheduled Maintenance Systems (SMS) within an analytically tractable context. We chose a significant case study h...
A basic question of instruction is how effective it is in promoting student learning. This paper presents a study determining the relative efficacy of different instructional conte...