The Performance of a System for Automatic Segmentation of Programs Within an ALGOL Compiler (GIER ALGOL) The GIER ALGOL compiler makes use of an automatic system for handling the transfers of program segments from the drum store to the core store at program execution time. The logic of this system is described. The performance of the system is discussed, primarily on the basis of execution times related to two specific programs. This discussion concludes with an assessment of the potential gains of various ways of improving the system. CACM November, 1965 Naur, P. CA651108 JB March 6, 1978 5:00 PM 1173 4 1173 1188 4 1173 1173 5 1173 1173 5 1173 1173 5 1173 1774 5 1173 2343 5 1173 642 5 1173 800 6 1173 1173 6 1173 1173 6 1173 1774 6 1173 1845 6 1173 271 6 1173