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A national trace collection and distribution resource
Authors: Niki C. Thornock, J. Kelly Flanagan
Venue: ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News (2001)

Computer systems are modeled before construction to minimize errors and performance bottlenecks. A common modeling approach is to build software models of comptuer system components, and use realistic trace data as input. This methodology is commonly referred to as trace-driven simulation. Trace-driven simulation can be very accurate if both the system model and input trace data represent the system under test. The accuracy of the model is typically under the control of the researcher, but so far little or no trace data has been available that accurately represents current or future workloads. To address this issue, we describe the Brigham Young Univ. Address Collection Hardware (BACH) and introduce our national trace distribution center and trace collection facility (http://traces.byu.edu). We also illustrate the types of traces we collect and make available to others.
A self-configuring and self-administering name system with dynamic address assignment
Venue: ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT) (2002)

In this article we present a distributed system that stores name-to-address bindings and provides name resolution to a network of computers. This name system consists of a network of name services that are individually self-configuring and self-administering. The name service consists of an agent program that works in conjunction with the current implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) program. The DNS agent program automatically configures the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) process during start-up and dynamically reconfigures and administers the BIND process based on the changing state of the network. The proposed name system offers high scalability and fault-tolerance capabilities and communicates using standard Internet protocols.
The AS/400 Programmer's Handbook: A Toolbox of Examples for Every AS/400 Programmer, 1st edition
Authors: Mark McCall
Venue:  (1998)

:This handy, desktop guide provides programming examples for nearly every AS/400 development task you face. No more rummaging around in old code to find and modify a technique you need for a new application. No more writing routines from scratch. This new guide and companion diskette puts dozens of prototypical techniques at your fingertips, ready to key in or insert directly from your development library. The contents include examples using CL, RPGIII, RPG IV, command creation, and UIM panel groups. You get more than 70 examples of essential programming techniques, all included on the companion diskette. Spiral-bound so it lays flat on your desk, The AS/400 Programmer's Handbook is a complete reference for the AS/400 programmer. 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
Scalable multicast protocol in IP-based mobile networks
Authors: Chunhung Richard Lin, Kai-Min Wang
Venue: Wireless Networks (2002)

In this paper, we present an alternative design, RBMoM (Range-Based Mobile Multicast), for efficiently supporting multicast for mobile hosts on the Internet. The current version of Mobile IP proposes two approaches to support mobile multicast, which are remote subscription and bi-directional tunneling. The former provides the shortest routes for delivery of multicast datagrams to mobile hosts; the latter hides host mobility from all other members of the group (therefore, no any overhead in the multicast tree maintenance). RBMoM intends to trade off between the shortest delivery path and the frequency of the multicast tree reconfiguration by controlling the service range of the multicast home agent (MHA). Actually, we will find that remote subscription and bi-directional tunneling are the extremes of RBMoM. From the point of view of the MHA and the service range concepts, RBMoM is a generalization of both approaches and a unifying mobile multicast approach. The simulation results show that RBMoM can adapt to the fluctuation of both host movement and the number of mobile group members, and outperforms the current two Mobile IP multicast solutions.
Your AutoCAD 2002 Instructor, 1st edition
Authors: James A. Leach
Venue:  (2001)

:YOUR AutoCAD 2002 Instructor is intended for instructor-lead instruction and self-instruction in AutoCAD software. AutoCAD is the market leader for all CAD software and is used by nearly two million students and professionals in architecture,engineering,construction,and design. Developed from teaching techniques used in an authorized AutoCAD Training Center and in instruction for engineering colleges,AutoCAD 2000 Instructor covers all features and capabilities of AutoCAD. The text is command-oriented so chapters are centered around groups of related commands. This feature makes the text very effective as a reference text. The chapters are structured in a practical/pedagogical sequence beginning with instruction in general procedures for using the computer interface,setting up and creating drawings,and then progressing to advanced features such as dimensioning,special drawing applications and AutoCAD features,three-dimensional modeling and rendering,and software customization. McGraw-Hill is proud to be one of the first and few publishers to have a text on AutoCAD 2002.
Learn Computers in a Day
Authors: Louis Columbus
Venue:  (1996)

:Here is a complete review of hardware, software, multimedia, and networking, including a companion disk with clip art, example files, utilities, games, and desktop organizers.
MSL: a microprocessors systems language
Authors: Shamim A. Naqvi
Venue: Proceedings of the 16th annual Southeast regional conference (1978)

MSL is a new high level language that was designed specifically to write systems programs for small computers. It is a structured language, providing a simple description of and operations on data structures for managing lists and resources. Basic functions are contained within the language for controlling cooperating processes. Higher level functions can be incorporated by extending the language through a simple macro capability. These features in conjunction with a clear and flexible language design makes for ease of programming and provides a conceptually clear framework to the systems programmer.
Domain model of autonomy
Authors: Morris Sloman, Jonathan Moffett
Venue: Proceedings of the 3rd workshop on ACM SIGOPS European workshop: Autonomy or interdependence in distributed systems? (1988)

This paper reports on the work being done by the U.K. Distributed Systems Management study group (SIGDSM) and the work on management domains being done at Imperial College. The paper defines a generalised domain and classifies the relationship between domains.
Data Warehousing: The Route to Mass Customisation, 1st edition
Authors: Sean Kelly
Venue:  (1994)

:In this book Sean Kelly takes a step beyond the technological architectural aspects of information technology (IT) to reveal it as a driver of corporate strategy formulation. The data warehouse is illustrated as the essential technological vehicle required to slice and dice the market into the micro segments that will enable mass production industrial organisations to transform themselves into mass-customisation customer-focused businesses. Sean Kelly provides a coherent conceptual framework of the cognitive process. He charts a course for these organisations embarking on the corporate data warehouse journey, allowing them to see the totality of data in the enterprise constructed into integrated patterns and pictures which can add dramatic value to decision making. Corporate directors, information systems professionals and business users of information systems alike cannot afford to ignore the message in this book.
Using complete-1-distinguishability for FSM equivalence checking
Authors: Pranav Ashar, Aarti Gupta, Sharad Malik
Venue: ACM Transactions on Design Automation of Electronic Systems (TODAES) (2001)

This article introduces the notion of a Complete-1-Distinguishability (C-1-D) property for simplifying equivalence checking of finite state machines (FSMs). When a specification machine has the C-1-D property, the traversal of the product machine can be eliminated. Instead, a much simpler check suffices. The check consists of first obtaining a 1-equivalence mapping between the individually reachable states of the specification and the implementation machines, and then checking that it is a bisimulation relation. The C-1-D property can be used directly for specification machines on which it naturally holds---a condition that has not been exploited thus far in FSM verification. We also show how this property can be enforced on an arbitrary FSM by exposing some of its latch outputs as pseudo-primary outputs during synthesis and verification. In this sense, our synthesis/verification methodology provides another point in the trade-off curve between constraints-on-synthesis versus complexity-of-verification. Practical experiences with this methodology have resulted in success with several examples for which it is not possible to complete verification using existing implicit state space traversal techniques.
A unified maximum likelihood approach to document retrieval
Venue: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (2001)

Empirical work shows significant benefits from using relevance feedback data to improve information retrieval (IR) performance. Still, one fundamental difficulty has limited the ability to fully exploit this valuable data. The problem is that it is not clear whether the relevance feedback data should be used to train the system about what the users really mean, or about what the documents really mean. In this paper, we resolve the question using a maximum likelihood framework. We show how all the available data can be used to simultaneously estimate both documents and queries in proportions that are optimal in a maximum likelihood sense. The resulting algorithm is directly applicable to many approaches to IR, and the unified framework can help explain previously reported results as well as guide the search for new methods that utilize feedback data in IR.
Wrox Visual Basic Software Developer's Resource Kit
Authors: Jake Sturm
Venue:  (1999)

:For the VB programmer this bundle aims to bridge the gap between design and implementation in an enterprise situation. The VB programmer is guided from design, utilizing (UML) Universal Modelling Language to serious project management. UML is an invaluable core part of Jake Sturm's Project Management Philosophy, and shows you how to manage a project that was designed in UML. Both books work together to enable VB programmers to become better programmers, better thinkers, and more successful creators of VB applications.
Practical Digital Video with Programming Examples in C
Authors: Phillip E. Mattison
Venue:  (1994)

:Written by an innovator in motion video, this practical, user-friendly guide synthesizes all the vital elements of PC motion video technology in an accessible, nonmathematical way. It helps software developers gain a comprehensive working knowledge of video and multimedia programming. Requiring an essential understanding of electronics and PCs, the book includes twenty software examples with source code to demonstrate state-of-the-art technology and the use of commercial products. This unique resource details the differences between graphical and natural images, and the reasons for compressing image data; describes and compares various kinds of computer displays, including their suitability to natural video; explains various methods of color representation and their particular uses in multimedia; highlights major data compression techniques and their application in multimedia; discusses the full range of available video storage techniques; presents several PC video hardware systems and illustrates their effective use; covers two mainstream PC video environments - Microsoft Video for Windows and Apple Quicktime; spotlights the various ways of processing video information; and includes detailed references for major digital video standards and storage formats.
Effects of wireless physical layer modeling in mobile ad hoc networks
Authors: Mineo Takai, Jay Martin, Rajive Bagrodia
Venue: Proceedings of the 2nd ACM international symposium on Mobile ad hoc networking computing (2001)

In most studies on mobile ad hoc networks (MANET), simulation models are used for the evaluation of devices and protocols. Typically, such simulations focus on the specific higher layer protocols that are being proposed, and tend to ignore details of models at other layers, particularly the interactions with physical layer models. In this paper, we present the set of factors at the physical layer that are relevant to the performance evaluations of higher layer protocols. Such factors include signal reception, path loss, fading, interference and noise computation, and preamble length. We start the discussion with the comparisions of physical layer models in ns-2 and GloMoSim, two commonly used simulators for MANET studies, and then quantify the impact of the preceding factors under typical scenarios used for the performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc routing protocols. Our experimental results show that the factors at the physical layer not only affect the absolute performance of a protocol, but because their impact on different protocols is non-uniform, it can even change the relative ranking among protocols for the same scenari
The structuring of a synchronized multimedia system for Web-based distance education
Authors: Marco Roccetti, Paola Salomoni
Venue: ACM SIGCUE Outlook (2001)

We have developed a Web based multimedia educational system, which has been designed to provide support for both synchronous and asynchronous distance learning activities. On the one hand, the system provides students with asynchronous educational material under the different form of HTML slides, digital audio/video lectures, software packages and simulating instruments for laboratory activities. On the other hand, the system allows users (i.e., students and educators) to establish synchronous communications through real-time audio connections. In this paper we report on how we have exploited adaptive techniques, markup languages and networked multimedia technologies for the structuring of a system able to provide each different user with a customized educational support.
Simplifying subtyping constraints: a theory
Authors: François Pottier
Venue: Information and Computation (2001)

This paper offers a theoretical study of constraint simplification, a fundamental issue for the designer of a practical type inference system with subtyping. In the simpler case where constraints are equations, a simple isomorphism between constrained type schemes and finite state automata yields a complete constraint simplification method. Using it as a guide for the intuition, we move on to the case of subtyping, and describe several simplification algorithms. Although no longer complete, they are conceptually simple, efficient, and very effective in practice. Overall, this paper gives a concise theoretical account of the techniques found at the core of our type inference system. Our study is restricted to the case where constraints are interpreted in a non-structural lattice of regular terms. Nevertheless, we highlight a small number of general ideas, which explain our algorithms at a high level and may be applicable to a variety of other systems. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.
Digital Techniques for Wideband Receivers, 1st edition
Authors: James Bao-yen Tsui
Venue:  (1995)

:With the most comprehensive description available of digital processing applicable to wideband receivers, this book helps you better understand the requirements of wideband digital RF receivers, learn numerous solutions to receiver problems, and get an overview of future trends in receiver development.
Good Practice: Personalizing Your PC, 1st edition
Authors: Rob W. Beattie
Venue:  (2000)

:World-renowned for its digital expertise, Dorling Kindersley shares its know-how in a series of user-friendly visual guides to all the computer skills you'll ever need. Master state-of-the-art computer skills quickly and confidently with the Essential Computers series. These clear and concise step-by-step visual guides are designed to help beginners acquire all the techniques necessary to use today's information technology, from word processing to desktop publishing to setting up ecommerce and researching on the internet. Personalizing Your PC helps you master the basic skills to change the look of your PC screen using Windows and items downloaded from the internet, and includes: Changing color schemes, Replacing your screen's wallpaper, Setting up a screen saver, Password-protecting your screen, Using Musical Sound Schemes, Changing the Desktop Theme, Finding material on the internet, Giving a program a new skin, and Downloading replacement shells. Author Biography: Rob Beattie has been writing about PCs since the early 1980s. He is the computer agony uncle for a national newspaper and regularly reviews software for a number of computer publications, including PC Magazine. A keen acoustic guitar player and published songwriter, he is also a contributor to the music magazine Q. 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
The Art of Control Engineering
Authors: Ken Dutton
Venue:  (1997)

:The Art of Control Engineering is an essential core text for undergraduate degree courses in control, electrical and electronic, systems and mechanical engineering. Its broad, practical coverage will also be very useful to postgraduate students and practising engineers. Key Features keeps the mathematical content to a minimum by covering only the essential topics stresses the iterative nature of most designs in order to achieve working systems covers an unprecedented selection of methods and techniques and emphasises their interrelation, enabling its use for introductory to postgraduate study integrates classical, digital, nonlinear and modern control theory in one volume uses a distinctive "layered" approach, enabling easy selection of the required level of material for study includes MATLAB and SIMULINK examples supplemented by files on the internet featuring editable simulations which encourage student experimentation incorporates worked examples throughout which aid comprehension and help explain practical issues
Baanerp Business Solutions: Foundations for E-Commerce
Authors: Robert Jendry
Venue:  (2000)

:BaanERP Business Solutions: Foundations for E-Commerce is designed to help you use the latest version of Baans information systems to address current business issues, especially e-commerce. Specifically written to give business decision-makers a competitive edge, this book applies Baans functionality to real-world business situations, demonstrates its e-commerce and e-business capabilities, and serves as a problem-solving reference guide. Whether you currently have BaanERP or are considering an installation, this book shows you the practical advantages of using that system. 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
Quick Reference Guide to Microsoft Works for IBM PC's and Compatibles
Authors: Jerry A. Funk
Venue:  (1992)

:This is book is a Quick Reference Guide to Microsoft Works for IBM PC's and Compatibles. It includes a data disk. 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
Visual Instrumentation: Optical Design and Engineering Principles
Authors: Pantazis Mouroulis
Venue:  (1999)

:Visual Instrumentation: Optical Design and Engineering Principles details design techniques beginning with the eye itself. Authored by a team of top experts in the field, this volume provides the information needed to design and evaluate optical instruments. 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
Windows 95 Networking Secrets, 1st edition
Authors: Kevin Stoltz
Venue:  (1996)

:Now you can make the most of Windows 95's built-in networking power. In Windows 95 Networking SECRETS you'll discover little-known tips and techniques for optimal installation, configuration, use, and management of Windows 95's peer-to-peer networking features. With Windows 95 Networking SECRETS, you'll delve deep into connecting to other networks -- including the Internet -- and discover how to connect to, and use, multiple networks concurrently. Clear, well-organized, and filled with examples and professional secrets, Windows Networking SECRETS is both a hands-on tutorial and a comprehensive networking reference guide. Plus, the book's bonus CD-ROM includes features ready-to-use Windows 95 tools, utilities, and accessories.
Quick Course in Microsoft Outlook 98
Authors: CORPORATE Inc Online Press
Venue:  (2000)

:Microsoft Outlook is designed to work seamlessly with Office applications to facilitate communication and information sharing. Outlook manages e-mail, calendars, contacts, tasks, to-do lists, and documents or files on the hard drive. Microsoft Outlook, New Edition is the next major release of Outlook, and it will be released independently of Office. New features in Outlook include support for POP3 and LDAP (Internet mail protocols) and refinements in the user interface, among others. 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
On the use and performance of content distribution networks
Authors: Balachander Krishnamurthy, Craig Wills, Yin Zhang
Venue: Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Internet Measurement (2001)

Content distribution networks (CDNs) are a mechanism to deliver content to end users on behalf of origin Web sites. Content distribution offloads work from origin servers by serving some or all of the contents of Web pages. We found an order of magnitude increase in the number and percentage of popular origin sites using CDNs between November 1999 and December 2000.In this paper we discuss how CDNs are commonly used on the Web and define a methodology to study how well they perform. A performance study was conducted over a period of months on a set of CDN companies employing the techniques of DNS redirection and URL rewriting to balance load among their servers. Some CDNs generally provide better results than others when we examine results from a set of clients. The performance of one CDN company clearly improved between the two testing periods in our study due to a dramatic increase in the number of distinct servers employed in its network. More generally, the results indicate that use of a DNS lookup in the critical path of a resource retrieval does not generally result in better server choices being made relative to client response time in either average or worst case situations.
Understanding and Using the Internet
Authors: Bruce J. McLaren
Venue:  (1998)

:This effective book teaches users the fundamental skills and knowledge needed to quickly master and use the Internet. Users get a complete understanding of the concepts behind the Internet as a tool and are provided with Guided Activities to get them actually using it.