36 Introduction to the New Mainframe: Large-Scale Commercial Computing
2.13 Questions for review
1. Explain the advantages of a mixed workload.
2. Explain the difference between a single server approach (mainframe
philosophy) and a multiple server approach. List the advantages and
disadvantages of each.
3. List at least three elements of a system required for capacity planning and
estimation.
4. Define the term “virtual storage”.
5. How much virtual storage does an address space offer under the latest z/OS
version?
6. List the six interrupts of a z/OS system.
7. Explain what an SVC is and how it is used.
8. Explain the dependency between an SLA and capacity.
2.14 Topics for further discussion
1. Define some SLAs and discuss the implication of these ...