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The web of system performance

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Because information system performance is multidimensional, specialist theories of performance dimensions must be integrated into a model of system design.

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Teodor Rus

Abstractions are used by humans to express problems and their problem-solving actions. Machines have been created by humans to help them solve their problems by performing as follows: while plugged-in and power on execute (current action); next action becomes current action This paper is about information systems (IS) that perform abstractions that encode problem-solving actions. The goodness of information systems is measured by their performance while helping humans solve problems and communicate with each other. Fjermestad and Mahinda develop a web of metrics destined to measure the performance of an information system in action. That is, the web of system performance measures the performance of a system whose components are machines, abstractions, and humans. The functionality of an IS is its ability to solve the problems its human component has, and the usability of an IS is measured by how easily humans can take advantage of its functionality. Extendibility is measured by the machine s ability to reach the next action according to human needs, and security is the security of the human information encoded in system abstractions. The flexibility of the IS is its ability to adapt to the human environment. Reliability is measured by the robustness of the problem-solving process in the human environment. Finally, connectivity is measured by a system s ability to interact with its environment, and privacy is measured by the human component, namely, privacy while interacting with other such systems. An IS survives as long as its human component can use it. Since the human component of such a system is the only living entity, the system dies or survives as its human component dies or survives. The development of a web of system performance is a very useful characterization for information systems, helping humans design and implement such systems according to humans multidimensional functionality within their environments. Online Computing Reviews Service

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 49, Issue 5
Two decades of the language-action perspective
May 2006
125 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1125944
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