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Everything about Load (computing)
Amount of computational work that a computer system performs
In UNIX computing, the system load is a measure of the amount of computational work that a computer system performs. The load average represents the average system load over a period of time. It conventionally appears in the form of three numbers which represent the system load during the last one-, five-, and fifteen-minute periods. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Load (computing)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Assemblers and loadersThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: IOT and cloud computing based parallel implementation of optimized RBF neural network for loader automatic shift controlCited 10 times
- Go sideways: ProcfsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Process identifierA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Assemblers and loadersD. W. Barron · 1969
Linkers and loadersJohn R. Levine · 1999
The synthesizer generator referencemanualThomas W Reps · 1988
The synthesizer generator reference manualThomas W. Reps · 1989- 📕Assemblers and loadersD. Salomon · 1992
- 📕ZagruzchikV. V. Petukhov · 1982
LINK68, an M6800 linking loaderRobert D. Grappel · 1978
The synthesizer generatorThomas W. Reps · 1989
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