A systems design game

摘要

A major problem for a manager who used computer services is the problem of systems acquisition and design. He must decide which system to buy and how the system should be structured. This paper presents a computer game written in PL/I that enables a user to choose from among three basic computer systems with a wide variety of CPU, channel and peripheral equipment options the one that best fits the computing needs of a hyothetical organization. A simulated set of jobs is run on the configuration chosen, and throughput and equipment utilization statistics are reported.