The Response Probe workload simulates an actual use of the computer by a user: cycles of idle time (user think time) followed by some processing. The idle time or user think time state (THINK state) allows simulation of interactive use of the computer (using word processors, spreadsheets, and so on). The processing state consists of two sub-states: one state to access a file (ACCESS state) and another one to consume processor time (COMPUTE state). The following diagram shows a complete probe cycle.
Figure C.1 Complete Response Probe cycle