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SAC
2009
ACM
14 years 4 months ago
Impact of NVRAM write cache for file system metadata on I/O performance in embedded systems
File systems make use of part of DRAM as the buffer cache to enhance its performance in traditional systems. In this paper, we consider the use of Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM) as a w...
In Hwan Doh, Hyo J. Lee, Young Je Moon, Eunsam Kim...
MHCI
2005
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Mystery in the museum: collaborative learning activities using handheld devices
In this paper, we describe the experience of designing a collaborative learning activity for a traditional historical/cultural museum. The activity, based on a “Mystery in the M...
Jorge Simarro Cabrera, Henar Muñoz Frutos, ...
ICFP
1999
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Programming Languages as Operating Systems (or Revenge of the Son of the Lisp Machine)
The MrEd virtual machine serves both as the implementation platform for the DrScheme programming environment, and as the underlying Scheme engine for executing expressions and pro...
Matthew Flatt, Robert Bruce Findler, Shriram Krish...
IPPS
2005
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Processor Allocation for Tasks that is Robust Against Errors in Computation Time Estimates
Heterogeneous computing systems composed of interconnected machines with varied computational capabilities often operate in environments where there may be sudden machine failures...
Prasanna Sugavanam, Howard Jay Siegel, Anthony A. ...
CCGRID
2001
IEEE
14 years 25 days ago
Charging Distributed Services of a Computational Grid Architecture
Charging of services in a distributed system will become more and more important for systems which are utilized commercially. Such an important distributed system exists in form o...
Burkhard Stiller, Jan Gerke, Placi Flury, Peter Re...