For the distributed computing system, excessive or deficient checkpointing operations would result in severe performance degradation. To minimize the expected computation execution of the long-running application with a general failure distribution, the optimal equidistant checkpoint interval...

Purpose: The paper aims to explore the factors that influence the risk perception. The moderating roles of purchase experience and purchase involvement are also investigated. Design/methodology/approach: The conceptual model is framed into the SOR (stimulus-organism-response) model, which was...