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An integrated approach to verification, validation, and accredition of models and simulations
Authors: Don Caughlin
Venue: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation (2000)

In an M&S-Based Systems Acquisition, computer simulation is used throughout the development process not just as an analysis tool but also as a development tool. In general, development of a system capability using M&S-Based Systems Development will result in multiple models or simulations to meet specific needs. The Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) of each these tools is integral to M&S development. Integrating Verification and Validation (V&V) activities with M&S development and then integrating the VV&A activities for all of the M&S resources that support a program provides a cost effective approach to ensure the necessary confidence in M&S results within the time and resources available. This paper presents such an integrated approach to VV&A from a system perspective and identifies the relationships between the M&S resources in an integrated V&V program.
Life Online: Researching Real Experience in Virtual Space, 1st edition
Authors: Annette N. Markham
Venue:  (1998)

:Alienating for some, yet most intimate and real for others, emerging communications technologies are creating a varied array of cyberspace experiences. Nowhere are the new and old more intertwined, as familiar narratives of the past and radical visions of the future inform our attempts to assess the impact of cyberspace on self and society. Amid the dizzying pace of technological innovation, Annette N. Markham embarks on a unique, ethnographic approach to understanding Internet users by immersing herself in online reality. The result is an engrossing narrative as well as a theoretically engaging journey. A cast of characters, the self-reflexive author among them, emerge from Markham's interviews and research to depict the complexity and diversity of Internet realities. While cyberspace is hyped as a disembodied cultural arena where physical reality can be transcended, Markham finds that to understand how people experience the Internet, she must learn how to be embodied there--a process of acculturation and immersion which is not so different from other anthropological projects of cross-cultural understanding. Both new and not-so-new, cyberspace provides a context in which we can ask new sorts of questions about all cultural experience.
The Avid Handbook: Techniques for the Avid Media Composer and Avid XPress
Authors: Steve Bayes
Venue:  (1999)

:Written for the reader who already has a basic knowledge of the editing systems, this book moves beyond an introduction to the Media Composer and Avid Xpress and focuses on strategies, techniques, and troubleshooting. The Avid Handbook Revised Edition covers the basics of working with effects, rendering, and graphics and discusses the more abstract issues of workflow and organization of different types of editing projects. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Otto Laske: Navigating New Musical Horizons
Authors: Jerry Tabor
Venue:  (1999)

:Revolutionary approaches to compositional practice and musicological research have been associated with Otto Laske's work for over a quarter of a century. Laske's scientific understanding of the compositional process has made it possible to systematically formalize computer-assisted and computer synthesized music. In this book, international scholars survey new directions in compositional and musicological practices as influenced by Laske's pioneering work. These two seemingly independent areas of inquiry, composition,and musicology, are presented as a comprehensive integration. The essays offer an interdisciplinary examination of issues imbued with ethnographic considerations of the musical experience, research in perception and brain functions, the design of computer-based neural networks that emulate human musical activities, investigations into the psychological make-up of artists, and a unique perspective on how computers are used in many different areas of music. Compositional and cognitive musicological research are placed in a historical perspective and accompanied with contemporary issues surrounding this research. An interview with Otto Laske and two of his own essays are also included. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Java: network programming and distributed computing
Venue:  (2002)

Java Network Programming and Distributed Computing is an accessible introduction to the changing face of networking theory, Java technology, and the fundamental elements of the Java networking API. With the explosive growth of the Internet, Web applications, and Web services, the majority of today's programs and applications require some form of networking. Because it was created with extensive networking features, the Java programming language is uniquely suited for network programming and distributed computing.
A framework for rapid evaluation of prototypes with augmented reality
Authors: Selim Balcisoy, Marcelo Kallmann, Pascal Fua, Daniel Thalmann
Venue: Proceedings of the ACM symposium on Virtual reality software and technology (2000)

In this paper we present a new framework in Augmented Reality context for rapid evaluation of prototypes before manufacture. The design of such prototypes is a time consuming process, leading t o the need of previous evaluation in realistic interactive environments. We have extended the definition of modelling object geometry with modelling object behaviour being able to evaluate them in a mixed environment. Such enhancements allow the development of tools and methods to test object behaviour, and perform interactions between real virtual humans and complex real and virtual objects.We propose a framework for testing the design of objects i an augmented reality context, where a virtual human is able to perform evaluation tests with an object composed of rea and virtual components. In this paper our framework is described and a case study is presented.
Introductory Circuit Analysis, 8th edition
Authors: Robert L. Boylestad
Venue:  (1996)

:THE most widely acclaimed introduction to circuit analysis for more than three decades. Features exceptionally clear explanations and descriptions, step-by-step examples, more than 50 practical applications, over 2000 easy-to-challenging practice problems, and comprehensive coverage of essentials. PSpice, OrCAd version 9.2 Lite Edition, Multisims 2001 version of Electronics Workbench, and MathCad software references and examples are used throughout. Computer programs (C++, BASIC and PSpice) are printed in color, as they run, at the point in the book where they are discussed. Current and Voltage. Resistance. Ohm's Law, Power, and Energy. Series Circuits. Parallel Circuits. Series-Parallel Networks. Methods of Analysis & Selected Topics. Network Theorems. Capacitors. Magnetic Circuits. Inductors. Sinusodial Alternating Waveforms. The Basic Elements and Phasors. Series and Parallel ac Circuits. Series-Parallel ac Networks. Methods of Analysis and Related Topics. Network Theorems (ac). Power (ac). Resonance. Transformers. Polyphase Systems. Decibels, Filters, and Bode Points. Pulse Waveforms and the R-C Response. Nonsinusodial Circuits. System Analysis: An Introduction. For those working in electronic technology.
An efficient polling MAC for wireless LANs
Authors: Oran Sharon, Eitan Altman
Venue: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON) (2001)

Polling schemes are an important class of medium access control (MAC) protocols for wireless local area networks (WLANs). A major drawback of these schemes is their inefficiency when only a small number of mobile stations have packets to transmit. This inefficiency is due to the polling of mobile stations with no packets to transmit, which delays the transmissions of mobile stations with packets. In this paper, we suggest a new polling MAC which exploits the capture phenomena and enables simultaneous polling and transmissions of information packets. Mathematical analysis and simulation results show that the new MAC overcomes the above inefficiency considerably, and thus it is more efficient in the sense that it enables higher throughput and a lower access delay. For example, we show scenarios in which the average access delay is reduced by about 30% and the throughput increases by 66%-75%.
Michael Shapiro's Internet Travel Planner
Authors: Michael Shapiro
Venue:  (1999)

:The Internet has thrown open the doors to travel resource channels that were once accessible only to professional travel agents. Airlines, hotels, and tour companies are all moving onto the World Wide Web as a way to connect directly with their customers. Through these Web sites, you can get personally involved in making your travel plans. Internet access gives you the freedom to learn more, choose wisely, and save money by searching for the best deals.This completely revised and updated edition shows you how to: -- Locate hard-to-find information, get good deals, and learn about exotic destinations-- Find airline and train schedules, book tickets, and rent cars-- Use online newsgroups to make personal connections with others who have similar interests and can give you the information you seek-- Compare cruises and tours from the comfort of your home or office-- Use the Net to stay in touch with co-workers, friends, and family while traveling for business or pleasureInternet Travel 101 features a handy directory, organized by subject, of the best travel Web sites. For travel agents, there's a comprehensive section showing how to use the Net to expand business and attract clients from around the world.
Visual Basic 4.0 Fast: How to Develop Applications in Visual Basic, 1st edition
Authors: John R. Cowell
Venue:  (1996)

:Visual Basic 4, a relatively new programming language for the Windows environment, enables users to easily and effectively build their own software applications. Written specifically to help users get up and running fast on VB4, this essential guide focuses on the basics of the language instead of burdening the eager user with small details contained in the manuals.
"Y": a distributed resource sharing system
Authors: R. Popescu-Zeletin, K.-P. Eckert, V. Tschammer, W. Zimmer, L. Henckel
Venue: Proceedings of the 2nd workshop on Making distributed systems work (1986)

The paper outlines the rationales for the development of the distributed resource sharing system Y at the Hahn-Meitner-Institute Berlin and describes its architecture.The introduction of a distributed operating system is a prerequisite to a resource-sharing system. Y will not only provide the integration of networks of different qualities at hardware level (high-speed backbone, LANs of different technologies, ports to WANs: ISDN, X.25, satellites), but also provides the user an integrated global view of the whole system. It will be designed and implemented by decoupling the user's view from the hardware topology and characteristics by introducing a network wide distributed operating system and communication kernel.
Storyboard frame editing for cinematic composition
Authors: Scott McDermott, Junwei Li, William Bares
Venue: Proceedings of the 7th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces (2002)

We are developing an intelligent virtual cinematography interface that can be used to compose sequences of shots and automatically evaluate individual shots and transitions, reporting possible deviations from widely accepted cinematic composition guidelines. Authors compose shots using a Storyboard Frame Editor to place subject objects as they should appear in the frame. Then the Storyboard Sequencer is used to design shot-to-shot transitions.
Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 3.2 in 14 Days, 2nd edition
Authors: Laura Lemay
Venue:  (1996)

:This is the updated edition of Lemay's previous bestseller, Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 3.2 in 14 Days, Professional Reference Edition. Every new detail of the latest revision of HTML is discussed for professional Web developers. With this book they will learn how to create stunning pages that incorporate several technologies embedded within their HTML 3.2 scripts.Explores the use of CGI scripts, tables, HTML 3.0, the Netscape and Internet Explorer extensions, Java applets and JavaScript, and VRMLCD-ROM Includes a selection of the best HTML tools, scripts, applets, templates, and graphics for Web publishing
B: towards zero defect software
Authors: Ib Sorensen, David Neilson
Venue: High integrity software (2001)

This paper introduces B, a mathematically based method and a computer based tool-kit for software engineering. The B-Method provides a notation and a method for the formal specification and design of software. Incremental construction of layered software as well as incremental mathematical verifcation have been guiding principles in its development. The method uses a 'pseudo' programming language Abstract Machine Notation as the language for design as well as for specification within the software process. AMN is based on an extension of Dijkstra's guarded command language, with built-in structuring mechanisms for the construction of larger systems. The B-Method is explained in The B-book [Abrial, 1997]. The B-Toolkit supports the method over the spectrum of activities from specification through design and implementation into maintenance. The B-Toolkit comprises automatic and interactive theorem-proving assistants, and a set of software development tools: an AMN syntax & type checker, a specification animator and code generators, and promotes an object oriented approach at all stages of development. All tools are integrated into a window-based development environment. The B-Toolkit is developed and sold by B-Core.
How to Do Everything with Yahoo!
Authors: Alan Neibauer
Venue:  (2000)

:Take full advantage of all the features Yahoo! has to offer. This unique guide explains how to set up your free Yahoo! e-mail account,customize your screen,and create your free Web site. You'll get advice on how to store private information securely on the Yahoo! server. Lots of other great features are covers,such as "voice-chat",stock tips,and much more. Get the most out of Yahoo! - the most popular and powerful portal on the Web - using this incredibly resourceful and easy-to-use guide. Much more than a search engine,Yahoo! has a number of useful features and free services,including e-mail,news,calendar,chat,stocks,weather,sports,and shopping,all personalized and available to you from any computer anytime you access the Internet. This book starts out by showing you how to set your online ID and e-mail and customize your Yahoo! screen. The chapters are organized so each one details a specific feature of Yahoo!,making this a valuable tutorial as well as a comprehensive reference. This is your one-stop guide to the vast number of tools and features available on yahoo! Inside,learn to&#58 Customize your home page Manage your online calendar Store files online Use white/yellow pages to find friends Get maps and driving directions Find the best stocks and funds and track your portfolio Buy,sell,or rent real estate Buy and sell in auctions Compare prices and shop Plan a trip and make reservations Keep up with news and weather Chat with friends and join message boards Run free personals and classified ads Send and receive instant messages Buy,lease,and maintain automobiles
Who's Afraid of Java?
Authors: Steve Heller
Venue:  (1997)

:This book is a gentle introduction to the Java programming language, assuming no programming background, which focuses on object-oriented programming concepts. The book teaches the elements of program design, the Java language, and how to create Java Applets. The unique feature of the book is the e-mail interaction between an instructor and a novice who learns Java by reading the book and asking questions along the way.
ERP project dynamics and enacted dialogue: perceived understanding, perceived leeway, and the nature of task-related conflicts
Authors: Patrick Besson, Frantz Rowe
Venue: ACM SIGMIS Database (2001)

Different views on change and IT- related outcomes have been proposed in the literature. Most privilege the technological deterministic and organizational imperative positions. This article introduces two types of process views on change arising from designers' inability to forecast the impacts of ERP on work and governance:&bull; a dialectical process due to the lack of perceived leeway by the actors, and&bull; a teleological process view, where actors feel they have more leeway and where they try to take advantage of technological effects that they feel they can controlBuilding on the concept of enactment and on the nature of conflicts, this work demonstrates the necessity to articulate these views in a theoretical framework describing the dynamics of ERP projects.This framework is employed to interpret problems arising from ERP choice and implementation in the French context. During the "chartering phase," the deterministic vision dominates the perceptions of designers. During the "project phase," the designers come closer to the organizational imperative view when they customize the system and make integration/differentiation choices. During the "shakedown" and subsequent phases, organizational outcomes are often not realized because of job and governance conflicts with end users.
Ethics and Computing: Living Responsibly in a Computerized World, 2nd edition
Authors: Kevin W. Bowyer
Venue:  (2000)

:As computers permeate all aspects of society, the need for computing professionals to act in a socially responsible manner is becoming more important. Professor Kevin Bowyer, who has created an ethics and computing course, combines his insights with those of experts in many areas - from safety-critical systems to intellectual-property concerns - to present material that is timely and thought-provoking. Case studies and exercises make you think about the issues and the ethical implications of actual incidents, such as the Internet Worm, the Therac-25 accidents, and the Intel-AMD copyright infringement suit. Bowyer stresses the need to live responsibly by protecting the environment and health of coworkers and ensuring that work practices are impartial to race, religion, gender, and nationality. The final chapter contains advice on how to manage your career so as to maximize your success and personal satisfaction. The book is excellent as a text or for self-study. The material is designed to support any course that meets the accreditation requirements of the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology or the Computing Science Accreditation Board. The technical details are presented in a lucid and informal way that invites self-study, and the many pointers to additional readings, both in paper publications and sources on the world wide web, will be helpful to anyone who wants to investigate a particular topic in more depth. Bowyer has brought together a rich collection of up-to-date articles on topics of great interest to computing professionals.
Illustrator 8 Magic
Authors: Raymond Pirouz
Venue:  (1998)

:Award-winning designer Raymond Pirouz brings his writing and design expertise to the "Magic" series, focusing on the new features of Illustrator X. Readers will learn how to add pizzazz and creative techniques to their designs.
A Transformational approach to constraint relaxation of a time-driven simulation model
Authors: Marek Jersak, Ying Cai, Dirk Ziegenbein, Rolf Ernst
Venue: Proceedings of the 13th international symposium on System synthesis (2000)

Time-driven simulation models typically model timing in an idealized way that is over-constrained and cannot be directly implemented. In this paper we present a transformation to relax the constraints imposed by a time-driven simulation model, thus creating a larger design space. We transform the system into SPI, a common intermediate representation for heterogeneously specified embedded systems. At the SPI level critical timing constraints are (re)introduced, resulting in a representation that is well suited for global system analysis, optimization and synthesis.
Teach Yourself PERL 5 in 21 Days, 2nd edition
Authors: David Till
Venue:  (1996)

:Teach Yourself Perl 5 in 21 Days, Second Edition is the ideal book for beginning - and intermediate - level users who want to gain a solid understanding of this programming language. Using step-by-step tutorials and the easy-to-follow approach, you can Teach yourself Perl 5 in 21 Days! Through various teaching elements, you'll learn everything you need to know about this popular programming language. You'll discover how to manipulate text, generate reports, and perform system tasks. Through practical, hands-on instructions, logically organized lessons, and helpful Q & A sections, you'll master Perl functions and concepts and be developing robust programs in no time. Plus, Do/Don't boxes show you how to avoid potential programming pitfalls, illustrations explain constructs such as associative arrays, and tables serve as handy references.
Runtime identification of cache conflict misses: The adaptive miss buffer
Authors: Jamison D. Collins, Dean M. Tullsen
Venue: ACM Transactions on Computer Systems (TOCS) (2001)

This paper describes the miss classification table, a simple mechanism that enables the processor or memory controller to identify each cache miss as either a conflict miss or a capacity (non-conflict) miss. The miss classification table works by storing part of the tag of the most recently evicted line of a cache set. If the next miss to that cache set has a matching tag, it is identified as a conflict miss. This technique correctly identifies 88&percnt; of misses.Several applications of this information are demonstrated, including improvements to victim caching, next-line prefetching, cache exclusion, and a pseudo-associative cache. This paper also presents the adaptive miss buffer (AMB), which combines several of these techniques, targeting each miss with the most appropriate optimization, all within a single small miss buffer. The AMB's combination of techniques achieves 16&percnt; better performance than any single technique alone.
Internet Investigations in Real Estate, 1st edition
Authors: Cynthia B. Leshin
Venue:  (1997)

:Internet Investigations explains the Internet to readers and students in real estate. Part One teaches users the basics of Internet navigation. Part Two is devoted to understanding and using the many resources in real estate available on the Internet including societies, publications, companies, mailing lists, newsgroups and more. Career preparation tools via the Internet are also explained.
South-Western Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Windows, 1st edition
Authors: Rick Sullivan
Venue:  (1996)

:Put the power of Microsoft PowerPoint to work for you with this unique learning guide! The clear, easy-to-follow instructions, illustrations, and hands-on exercises will have you using the program in only a few hours, even if you've never used a computer before. Each topic is presented in two ways: Standard Instructions provide detailed, step-by-step explanations while Fasttrack Instructions provide only the basic keystrokes to carry out an operation. Also, plenty of easy-to-follow practice exercises and solutions help you learn faster and build confidence. A data diskette is included for use in exercises and for demonstrating additional features.