期刊名称：ACM TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTER SYSTEMS ISSN： 0734-2071 版本： SCI-CDE 出版频率： Quarterly 出版社： ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY, 2 PENN PLAZA, STE 701, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10121-0701   出版社网址： http://www.acm.org/ 期刊网址： http://tocs.acm.org/ 影响因子： 1.75 主题范畴： COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal The purpose of the ACM Transactions on Computer Systems is to present research and development results on the design, specification, realization, behavior, and use of computer systems. The term "computer systems" is interpreted broadly and includes systems architectures, operating systems, distributed systems, and computer networks. Articles that appear in TOCS will tend either to present new techniques and concepts or to report on experiences and experiments with actual systems. Insights useful to system designers, builders, and users will be emphasized. 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