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Fault-Tolerant Parallel and Distributed Systems
Authors: Dhiraj K. Pradhan
Venue:  (1996)

:Increasingly, large parallel computing systems and networks are providing unique challenges to researchers in dependable computing, especially because of the higher failure rates intrinsic to these bigger systems. While both commercial and scientific companies share the need for massive throughput and low latency, commercial companies have more stringent requirements for dependability. No telecommunications company, retailer, or bank could survive for long with weekly computer failures. Dependability of service is a paramount concern for commercial companies whose business is information. In addition to being continuously available, commercial systems must be free from data corruption. Absolute data integrity must be ensured through complete self-checking and fault isolation. Achieving dependability in highly scalable parallel and distributed systems poses a considerable challenge. As the number of components increases, so does the probability of a component failure. Therefore, a fault-tolerant technology is required in high scalable parallel and distributed systems.
Digital Design with Cpld Applications and VHDL, 1st edition
Authors: Robert K. Dueck
Venue:  (2000)

:Digital Design with CPLD Applications and VHDL uses programmable logic as the primary vehicle for instructing readers in the principles of digital design. More specifically, emphasis is on Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLDs) and the software tools used for their programming, with a decided shift away from fixed-function SSI and MSI devices. Immediately following discussion of digital fundamentals, Digital Design with CPLD Applications and VHDL introduces its readers to Complex Programmable Logic Devices. 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
Coldfusion Fast and Easy Web Development Fast and EA
Authors: T. C. Bradley
Venue:  (2000)

:Allaire's ColdFusion is a powerful solution for developers wanting to build secure, scalable, and manageable Web applications. ColdFusion Fast & Easy Web Development takes a visual approach to learning this Web application server. It combines easy-to-understand instructions and real screen shots for a truly unique learning experience. This book covers topics from ColdFusion basics to retrieving data to building dynamic queries and applications with ColdFusion. The innovative, visual approach of the Fast & Easy Web Development series provides a perfect format for programmers of all levels.
A multi-agent system architecture for coordination of just-in-time production and distribution
Authors: Paul Davidsson, Fredrik Wernstedt
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM symposium on Applied computing (2002)

A multi-agent system architecture for coordination of just-in-time production and distribution is presented. The problem to solve is two-fold: first the right amount of resources at the right time should be produced, and then these resources should be distributed to the right consumers. In order to solve the first problem, which is hard when the production and/or distribution time is relatively long, each consumer is equipped with an agent that makes predictions of future needs that it sends to a production agent. The second part of the problem is approached by forming clusters of consumers within which it is possible to redistribute resources fast and at a low cost in order to cope with discrepancies between predicted and actual consumption. Reallocation agents are introduced (one for each cluster) to manage the redistribution of resources. The suggested architecture is evaluated in a case study concerning management of district heating systems. Results from a preliminary simulation study show that the suggested approach makes it possible to control the trade-off between quality-of-service and degree of surplus production. We also compare the suggested approach to a reference control scheme (approximately corresponding to the current approach to district heating management), and conclude that it is possible to reduce the amount of resources produced while maintaining the quality of service. Finally, we describe a simulation experiment where the relation between the size of the clusters and the quality of service was studied.
Microsoft Windows Professional for Dummies Quick Reference, 1st edition
Authors: Valda Hilley
Venue:  (1999)

:When businesses start deploying Windows 2000 at everybody's workstation, employees will need quick answers. This latest book in the For Dummies Quick Reference series delivers just what these users need -- a concise, reasonably priced, A-to-Z guide to all of those exciting-yet-unfamiliar Windows 2000 features.
Too much of a good thing
Authors: Neil Munro
Venue: Communications of the ACM (2002)

The contested balance of civil liberties vs. police power was never more apparent than on September 11.
A Programmer's Introduction to C#, First Edition
Authors: Eric Gunnerson
Venue:  (2000)

:A Programmer's Introduction to C#, Second Edition is designed as a comprehensive reference to the C# language and is designed to help experienced programmers get up-to-speed on C#. Author Eric Gunnerson is a developer on Microsoft's C# design team and has logged many hours writing and testing C# code. As such, he is uniquely poised to teach developers the effective use of this new language. Gunnerson also explains to readers how C# fits into Microsoft's new .NET framework. Gunnerson provides the foundation to let experienced programmers begin to develop in C#. Among the core topics covered are everything from C# basic statements and flow of execution, to classes, structs, interfaces, expressions, arrays, enums, delegates and events, exception handling, interoperability, and more! The final section of the book provides a history of C#, and a language comparison to other widely used programming languages. New features in this edition include coverage of how to develop a GUI application using Windows Forms and in-depth information on advanced topics such as threading and execution-time code generation. Author Biography: Eric Gunnerson - Eric Gunnerson is a software design engineer in Microsoft's Visual C++ QA group and a member of the C# design team. In his professional career, he has worked primarily on database products and tools, and is proud that nearly half the companies he has worked for remain in business.
Unspun: Key Concepts for Understanding the World Wide Web
Authors: Thomas Swiss
Venue:  (2001)

:companion website: http://www.nyupress.nyu.edu/unspun The World Wide Web has cut a wide path through our daily lives. As claims of "the Web changes everything" suffuse print media, television, movies, and even presidential campaign speeches, just how thoroughly do the users immersed in this new technology understand it? What, exactly, is the Web changing? And how might we participate in or even direct Web-related change? Intended for readers new to studying the Internet, each chapter in Unspun addresses a different aspect of the "web revolution"hypertext, multimedia, authorship, community, governance, identity, gender, race, cyberspace, political economy, and ideologyas it shapes and is shaped by economic, political, social, and cultural forces. The contributors particularly focus on the language of the Web, exploring concepts that are still emerging and therefore unstable and in flux. Unspun demonstrates how the tacit assumptions behind this rhetoric must be examined if we want to really know what we are saying when we talk about the Web. Unspun will help readers more fully understand and become critically aware of the issues involved in living, as we do, in a wired society. Contributors include: Jay Bolter, Sean Cubitt, Jodi Dean, Dawn Dietrich, Cynthia Fuchs, Matthew Kirschenbaum, Timothy Luke, Vincent Mosco, Lisa Nakamura, Russell Potter, Rob Shields, John Sloop, and Joseph Tabbi. Author Biography: Thomas Swiss is Center for the Humanities Professor of English and Director of the Web-Assisted Curriculum at Drake University. He is coauthor of The World Wide Web and Contemporary Cultural Theory: Magic, Metaphor, Power.
Z: An Introduction to Formal Methods, 2nd edition
Authors: Antoni Diller
Venue:  (1994)

:Offers a thorough and comprehensive tutorial introduction to Z. Uses standard notation with practical exercises and clear descriptions and explanations. Contains information on how to relate Z specifications to actual program code and is enhanced to reflect the most current language standards.
The ARGESIM-Comparisons on discrete simulation: results and evaluation
Authors: Felix Breitenecker, Martin Lingl, Erwin Rybin
Venue: Proceedings of the 32nd conference on Winter simulation (2000)

This paper describes how to set up courses in (advanced) simulation techniques based on ARGESIM/EUROSIM Comparisons. SNE has defined 13 Software Comparisons, of which 6 concern discrete models, and collected solutions over the last 8 years. These solutions have now been evaluated and made accessible via the world wide web. This evaluation may be used as basis for a course on modeling and simulation. Finally, there is a brief introduction of ETCA and it is shown how it uses the ARGESIM/EUROSIM Comparisons for giving advice which simulators to use in the field of environmental technologies.
Digital Imaging: Theory and Applications, with CD-ROM
Authors: Howard E. Burdick
Venue:  (1997)

:From one of this burgeoning field's true pioneers, here is a much-needed guide to digital image processing that is both authoritative and accessible. Howard Burdick's book/CD-ROM package delivers the basic knowledge and the sample programs you need to utilize digital imaging techniques in a wide variety of real-world situations. More than just another technical cookbook weighed down by mathematical abstractions, Digital Imaging paints a complete picture of the subject in terms anyone can understand. The accompanying CD-ROM provides many complete programming examples, plus sample images that serve to illustrate an array of practical algorithms and processing techniques ... and provide a springboard from which to create your own applications.
Object-Oriented Programming in Java, 1st edition
Authors: Martin Kalin
Venue:  (2000)

: Up-to-date Java 2 coverage, including coverage of the Swing Set Graphics, servlets, RMI, CORBA, Java beans, and networking topics such as security and encryption. Object-oriented programming is introduced in Chapter One and readers start to use and apply these concepts in Chapter Two. The pedagogy of the book is strongly reinforced by way of more than 600 section review exercises, including answers to all odd-numbered exercises. In addition, the book contains over 500 examples, 200 of which are complete programs. Over a dozen extended sample applications are included, which emphasize (a) problem statement, (b) problem solution, (c) Java implementation, (d) detailed discussion of the Sample Application, and (e) program development principles. Provides a comprehensive supplement package, including an Instructor CD, PowerPoint Slides, and a Companion Website.
AutoCAD 14 Training CD
Authors: Nancy Fulton
Venue:  (1997)

:AutoCAD 14 Training CD delivers seven hands-on, practical courses in AutoCAD Release 14, covering drawing and editing commands, dimensioning, customization, 3D, layers, blocks and tables.This CD is perfect for new users who need to master AutoCAD Release 14, and for users upgrading from previous releases of AutoCAD. About the Author: Nancy Fulton has written more than fourteen interactive training tools for Autodesk products. She teaches computer aided design and animation for UCLA and serves as a consultant to Autodesk for interactive training materials.
Camping in the digital wilderness: tents and flashlights as interfaces to virtual worlds
Authors: Jonathan Green, Holger Schnädelbach, Boriana Koleva, Steve Benford, Tony Pridmore, Karen Medina, Eric Harris, Hilary Smith
Venue: CHI '02 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems (2002)

A projection screen in the shape of a tent provides children with a shared immersive experience of a virtual world based on the metaphor of camping. RFID aerials at its entrances sense tagged children and objects as they enter and leave. Video tracking allows multiple flashlights to be used as pointing devices. The tent is an example of a traversable interface, designed for deployment in public spaces such as museums, galleries and classrooms.
An unknown key-share attack on the MQV key agreement protocol
Authors: Burton S. Kaliski,  Jr.
Venue: ACM Transactions on Information and System Security (TISSEC) (2001)

The MQV key agreement protocol, a technique included in recent standards, is shown in its basic form to be vulnerable to an unknown key-share attack. Although the attack's practical impact on security is minimal---a key confirmation step easily prevents it---the attack is noteworthy in the principles it illustrates about protocol design. First, minor &quote;efficiency improvements&quote; can significantly alter the security properties of a protocol. Second, protocol analysis must consider potential interactions with all parties, not just those that are normally online. Finally, attacks must be assessed in terms of system requirements, not just in isolation.
Computational Neuroscience: Trends in Research
Authors: James M. Bower
Venue:  (1996)

:This volume includes papers presented at the Fourth Annual Computation and Neural Systems meeting ( CNS *95) held in Monterey California, July 11 - July 15, 1995. This collection includes 79 of the 124 papers presented at this year's meeting.Acceptance for meeting presentation was based on the peer review of preliminary papers by at least two referees. The papers in this volume, were submitted in final form after the meeting. As represented by this volume, CNS meeting continue to expand in quality, size and breadth of focus as increasing numbers of neuroscientists are taking a computational approach to understanding nervous system function.
A relational view of the data independent accessing model
Authors: L. S. Schneider
Venue: Proceedings of the 1976 ACM SIGMOD international conference on Management of data (1976)

Efficiency is of paramount importance in very large databases. A principal technique for increasing efficiency is to define the user's view of the data independently of the storage structure so that the storage structure can be varied at will to improve performance. A widely accepted user view for this purpose is the relational model [3] and substantial progress has been made since its introduction. Far less research has been devoted to fundamental models of storage structures and the only comprehensive treatment is the Data Independent Accessing Model (DIAM) [1]. The DIAM, however, has seen limited application due, at least in part, to its use of the (less popular) entity set view of data. And despite the close correspondence between the relational and entity set views [2], little has been done to exploit their similarities. This paper attempts to show that the DIAM's relevance to contemporary research in database systems can be enhanced by viewing it through n-ary relations. To accomplish this, the paper first develops a redefinition of the DIAM String Level in terms of n-ary relations. It then appeals to the remaining levels of the DIAM to describe various relational implementation alternatives. The paper concludes that the utility of both the DIAM and the relational model is enhanced by this approach.
Loop checks for logic programs with functions
Authors: Yi-Dong Shen, Li-Yan Yuan, Jia-Huai You
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2001)

Two complete loop checking mechanisms have been presented in the literature for logic programs with functions: OS-check and EVA-check. OS-check is computationally efficient but quite unreliable in that it often misidentifies infinite loops, whereas EVA-check is reliable for a majority of cases but quite expensive. In this paper, we develop a series of new complete loop checking mechanisms, called VAF-checks. The key technique we introduce is the notion of expanded variants, which captures a key structural characteristic of in finite loops. We show that our approach is superior to both OS-check and EVA-check in that it is as efficient as OS-check and as reliable as EVA-check. Copyright 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
Technophobia: The Psychological Impact of Information Technology, 1st edition
Authors: Mark J. Brosnan
Venue:  (1998)

:Today, technology plays a great role in all of our lives. Yet studies have shown that up to one half the population is "technophobic"--that is, in possession of negative opinions or anxiety when it comes to information technology like personal computers. This bookexamines the origins of technophobia--what it is, who has it and what causes it. The impact of gender is examined and the social and cognitive psychological factors underlying technophobia are reviewed and combined into an overall psychological model. Techniques for reducing technophobia are discussed, and the effect of technophobia on everyone from school children to teenagers is analyzed. Technophobia will be useful both for academic study of the area, and for those devising IT policy in schools, business and government.
Data management for a non-human primate research laboratory
Authors: Bruce J. Ward, Herbert E. Longenecker,  Jr., Christian R. Abee
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual Southeast regional conference (1982)

'Data Management' will be used here to describe three main aspects of information handling at a research laboratory where a multidisciplinary esearch effort is being carried out to develop methods to improve captive reproduction of the Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri Sciureus). These three main areas include I.) a coherent philosopy of administration, II.) a definition of data and ways to store it, III.) and program development and usage for processing data.
Building and exploiting ontologies for an automobile project memory
Authors: Joanna Golebiowska, Rose Dieng-Kuntz, Olivier Corby, Didier Mousseau
Venue: Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Knowledge capture (2001)

This paper describes SAMOVAR (Systems Analysis of Modelling and Validation of Renault Automobiles), aiming at preserving and exploiting the memory of past projects in automobile design (in particular the memory of the problems encountered during a project) so as to exploit them in new projects. SAMOVAR relies on (1) the building of ontologies (in particular, thanks to the use of a linguistic tool on a textual corpus in order to enrich a core ontology in a semi-automatic way), (2) the «semantic» annotations of the descriptions of problems relatively to these ontologies, (3) the formalisation of the ontologies and annotations in RDF(S) so as to integrate in SAMOVAR the tool CORESE that enables an ontology-guided search in the base of the problem descriptions.
The Computer Major's Guide to the Real World, 1st edition
Authors: Alan Simon
Venue:  (1999)

:The good news is that there are plenty of good jobs for trained college students with computer science majors. The bad news is that too many computer science majors leave their comforting academic environment and enter the cold, cruel employment world with inadequate skills for coping on a career level. 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 reachable volume of a robot arm
Authors: R. G. Selfridge
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual Southeast regional conference (1982)

This paper describes the algorithms necessary to draw a cross section of the working volume of a manipulator,or robotic arm, that has only rotation type joints.
Instant HTML Web Pages
Authors: Wayne Ause
Venue:  (1995)

:Whether you're a World Wide Web neophyte or a seasoned Web surfer. Instant HTML Web Pages will show you how easy creating your own Web page can be. Author Wayne Ause has gathered 27 of the most exciting, unique, and effective Web pages from around the world for this useful guide. With the accompanying CD-ROM, you can customize the pages without the hassle of learning HTML - just plug in your info and go!
An algebraic approach to IP traceback
Authors: Drew Dean, Matt Franklin, Adam Stubblefield
Venue: ACM Transactions on Information and System Security (TISSEC) (2002)

We present a new solution to the problem of determining the path a packet traversed over the Internet (called the traceback problem) during a denial-of-service attack. This article reframes the traceback problem as a polynomial reconstruction problem and uses algebraic techniques from coding theory and learning theory to provide robust methods of transmission and reconstruction.
Introduction to Networking, 3rd edition
Authors: Barry Nance
Venue:  (1994)

:With all of the changes in networking and operating systems, the need for a complete reference becomes essential. Using real-world examples, this updated book will teach users how to design the perfect system and add new capabilities to their networks-in no time.Provides information on using the Internet and the World Wide Web with a networkShows how to mix and match networking technologies to meet any needUpdated to cover Windows NT 4 NetWare 4.11, IntranetWare, and Windows 95
MCSE Fast Track: TCP/IP
Authors: Emmett Dulaney
Venue:  (1998)

:Equipped in two parts, the first part covers just what readers need to know to get them ready for the test "fast", and the second part takes readers through the test and into the real-world use of the technology.
Instructional experience with an XPL-implemented operating system model
Authors: Jon A. Stewart
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th annual Southeast regional conference (1976)

An operating system model, programmed in assembly language and executed under a Sigma 9 simulator, has been employed for some time at the University of Southern Mississippi in an undergraduate operating systems course. Due to student inexperience and the inherent difficulties of writing and debugging assembly language, models developed in this way had to be group efforts, and either never worked or did not achieve any degree of sophistication. XPL, which was already being used in USM compiler courses, seemed a natural way to improve this situation, but presented several difficulties: 1) code generated by the XPL compiler required runtime support which in turn could depend on the "real" operating system (CP-V); and, 2) linkages for internal (XPL) procedures and external (assembly language) procedures had to be used to effect interrupt, trap and supervisor call control transitions. A special runtime package which flagged certain "support" calls as errors and provided the privileged instructions solved these problems. 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
Extended LL(k) grammars and parsers
Authors: Yen-Jen Oyang, Ching-Chi Hsu
Venue: Proceedings of the 20th annual Southeast regional conference (1982)

A class of context-free grammars, called "Extended LL(k)" or ELL(k), is defined. This class has been shown to include LL(k) grammars as proper subset, and there are some grammars which are ELL(k) grammars but not LALR(k) grammars.An algorithm to construct persers for ELL(k) grammars is proposed in this paper.Before this paper had been completed, PL/O language was taken as a sample. A parser was constructed for it by ELL(k) technique.