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Ccda Cisco Certified Design Associate Study Guide (Exam 640-441) (Book/CD-ROM Package)
Authors: Syngress Media Inc.
Venue:  (2000)

:Ace the CCDA exam Syngress Media's CCDA Cisco Certified Design Associate Study Guide prepares you for exam 640-441,the only exam required for CCDA certification. If you want to design Cisco based networks that include routed LAN,routed WAN,and switched LAN networks,this is the study guide for you. Based on more than 100,000 hours of network training experience,the guide gives you over 1,000ing this invaluable guide gives you free membership to Global Knowledge NetworkAEs Access Global Web site for hot exam tips. Included CD-ROM contains full Test Yourself Personal Testing Center and hundereds of practice questions. Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!Prepare to pass the Cisco Certified Design Associate examwhile gaining practical knowledge of Cisco technology for on-the-job success. Built on proven training methodology,this complete study guide and CD-ROM package offers actual classroom techniques used by more than 200,000 IT professionals each year. The CAD Cask Certified Design Associate Study guide covers the topics you need to review for the exam,including how to: Perform binary-to-decimal conversion of IP addressesUse the router rip and network commands to configure RIPGuarantee bandwidth for voice,video,and data across a switched network with ATMBuild a three-part firewall using Cisco routers employing packet filteringUse queuing mechanisms to reduce network congestionPerform traffic filtering with the use of access listsAssign specific server or network addresses that will be able to respond appropriately to client broadcasts using helper addressesResolve an IP address to a device's MAC address withthe Address resolution Protocol (ARP)Use encryption services provided through the Cisco IOS software to guard against the perils of transmitting unsecured traffic across open,public networks 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
Minimizers of Cost-Functions Involving Nonsmooth Data-Fidelity Terms. Application to the Processing of Outliers
Authors: Mila Nikolova
Venue: SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis (2002)

We present a theoretical study of the recovery of an unknown vector $x\in{\mathbb R}^p$ (such as a signal or an image) from noisy data $y\in{\mathbb R}^q$ by minimizing with respect to $x$ a regularized cost-function ${\cal F}(x,y)=\Psi(x,y)+\alpha\Phi(x)$, where $\Psi$ is a data-fidelity term, $\Phi$ is a smooth regularization term, and $\alpha>0$ is a parameter. Typically, $\Psi(x,y)=\|Ax-y \|^2$, where A is a linear operator. The data-fidelity terms $\Psi$ involved in regularized cost-functions are generally smooth functions; only a few papers make an exception to this and they consider restricted situations. Nonsmooth data-fidelity terms are avoided in image processing. In spite of this, we consider both smooth and nonsmooth data-fidelity terms. Our goal is to capture essential features exhibited by the local minimizers of regularized cost-functions in relation to the smoothness of the data-fidelity term.In order to fix the context of our study, we consider $\Psi(x,y)=\sum_i\psi(a_i^Tx-y_i)$, where $a_i^T$ are the rows of $A$ and $\psi$ is ${\cal C}^m$ on ${\mathbb R}\setminus \{0\}$. We show that if $\psi\1(0^-)y give rise to local minimizers $\hat x$ of ${\cal F}(.,y)$ which fit exactly a certain number of the data entries: there is a possibly large set $\hat h$ of indexes such that $a_i^T\hat x=y_i$ for every $i\in\hat h$. In contrast, if $\psi$ is smooth on ${\mathbb R}$, for almost every y, the local minimizers of ${\cal F}(.,y)$ do not fit any entry of y. Thus, the possibility that a local minimizer fits some data entries is due to the nonsmoothness of the data-fidelity term. This is a strong mathematical property which is useful in practice. By way of application, we construct a cost-function allowing aberrant data (outliers) to be detected and to be selectively smoothed. Our numerical experiments advocate the use of nonsmooth data-fidelity terms in regularized cost-functions for special purposes in image and signal processing.
Contexts, Intertexts and Hypertexts
Authors: Scott Lloyd Dewitt, Marcia Farr, Kip Strasma
Venue:  (1999)

:This collection studies the practical application of hypertext theory within the contexts of writing classrooms. It is directed toward scholars and teachers in computers and composition studies and connects the theoretical aspirations of hypertext with direct classroom applications. In presenting a group of "contextualized studies" of how hypertext has been used practically in classrooms, the authors concretize the claims and promises that have generated a great deal of attention around hypertext technology in the field.
QBASIC by Example
Authors: Greg M. Perry
Venue:  (1992)

:This Special Edition provides beginning programmers with a helpful format that simplifies the programming learning experience.Presents short chapters that illustrate quick learning progress-even through complex topicsOpen and friendly style makes extensive use of icons and illustrations to present technical material in an easy-to-read mannerCoverage includes an introduction to QBasic language elements, as well as advanced topics such as data structures, subroutines and functions, and disk file processing
Software as a service: ASP and ASP aggregation
Authors: Christoph Bussler
Venue: Proceedings of the 2002 ACM SIGMOD international conference on Management of data (2002)

The tutorial "Software as a Service: ASP and ASP aggregation" will give an introduction and overview of the concept of "renting" access to software to customers (subscribers). Application service providers (ASPs) are enterprises hosting one or more applications and provide access to subscribers over the Internet by means of browser technology. Furthermore, the underlying technologies are discussed to enable application hosting. The concept of ASP aggregation is introduced to provide a single access point and a single sign-on capability to subscribers sub-scribing to more than one hosted application in more than one ASP.
Random Data: Analysis and Measurement Procedures, 3rd edition
Authors: Julius S. Bendat, Allan G. Piersol
Venue:  (2000)

:A revised and expanded edition of this classic reference/text, covering the latest techniques for the analysis and measurement of stationary and nonstationary random data passing through physical systems. With more than 100,000 copies in print and six foreign translations, the first edition standardized the methodology in this field. This new edition covers all new procedures developed since 1971 and extends the application of random data analysis to aerospace and automotive research; digital data analysis; dynamic test programs; fluid turbulence analysis; industrial noise control; oceanographic data analysis; system identification problems; and many other fields. Includes new formulas for statistical error analysis of desired estimates, new examples and problem sets.
Don't Fire Them, Fire Them up; A Maverick's Guide to Motivating Yourself and Your Team
Authors: Frank Pacetta, Roger Gittines
Venue:  (1993)

:In a front-page profile, The Wall Street Journal said, "Mr. Pacetta's experience shows how one hard-charging personality can quickly revitalize a moribund sales office." But, as Frank Pacetta explains in Don't Fire Them, Fire Them Up, there's more to it than just one person. When Frank Pacetta became district manager of Xerox's Cleveland sales office, that district was a disaster area, dragging along near the bottom of Xerox's national organization. Within a year, Pacetta had turned it around, making Cleveland first in the region and fourth nationally out of sixty-five sales districts. And it was no fluke. Pacetta left Cleveland to turn Xerox's Columbus district from a loser into a winner. Don't Fire Them, Fire Them Up tells the reader how to build a winning business team: how to develop trust, create loyalty, and generate enthusiasm and excitement. It explains how to build or rebuild an organization, lead and energize it, and put it on top and keep it there, year after year after year. This book is chock-full of practical, proven tips on leadership and management, everything from motivation to communication to all the nuts and bolts of selling successfully. It's all here - the warning signs that tell you trouble lies ahead: employees who arrive at work late and leave early, who complain about the customers while the customers complain about them, who see problems but not opportunities, and who don't know what the competition is up to. Pacetta includes his Top Ten Tips, which were featured in The Wall Street Journal story and have been copied and posted on office bulletin boards everywhere, and he adds Ten More Top Tips in this book. Don't Fire Them, Fire Them Up is a real-world story of winning in business by motivating employees in the most positive way possible - nurturing them, showing that you value accomplishment, and giving them the skills and the responsibility to become winners.
Transfinite numbers and native american cosmology: a course about infinity
Authors: James V. Rauff
Venue: PRIMUS: problems, resources, and issues in mathematics undergraduate studies (2002)

This paper describes a course about infinity for second-year students who are not mathematics majors. The course involved readings from mathematical and non-mathematical sources, class discussion, weekly papers, and final projects ranging from traditional term papers to original musical scores.
Integrating cultural issues into the computer and information technology curriculum
Authors: Joyce Currie Little, Mary Granger, Elizabeth S. Adams, Jaana Holvikivi, Susan K. Lippert, Henry M. Walker, Alison Young
Venue: Working group reports from ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science education (2001)

Industry leaders and educators in Computer and Information Technology (CIT) have expressed a need for graduates to have a background in professional, societal, and ethical concerns as well as a strong technical capability (Huff and Martin, 1995). Some educators have gone so far as to include cultural awareness: "The cultural dimensions of information technology can no longer be ignored, with the expansion of the global economy, global markets and global communication enabled by information technology" (Hasan and Ditsa, 1998, p. 5). The rationale for supporting and enhancing instruction in cultural issues for CIT workers comes from the growing globalization of the world in communication, the increase of trans-national organizational mergers and partnerships, the merging of various populations within national boundaries, the increasing traffic of individuals to different countries around the world, and the severe shortage of information technology personnel throughout the world. This paper provides material to support the inclusion of cultural issues within the CIT curriculum. The topics identified, which include diversity and multiculturalism, organizational cultures, professional cultures, socio-economic issues, and gender issues, form a foundation body of knowledge that, once learned, can improve and enhance the work of the information technology professional. Exercises are provided that can be incorporated into existing CIT courses across a wide variety of programs, nations, and cultures. As the internationalization of education continues, more exercises and examples will surely arise from the CIT community.
Cataloging and search engine for video library
Authors: Henry C. Wang, David D. Feng, Jesse S. Jin
Venue: Selected papers from the Pan-Sydney workshop on Visualisation - Volume 2 (2000)

The paper describes a prototype of cataloging and search engine for video library, the Video Library Search Engine (VLSE). We propose the system based on our codification of video data. There are two stages to provide a fast and efficient way to search, view and retrieve video information in the system. The first stage is global query videos according to video title, cast and the type of video such as Classical, Action, Western and so on. The second one is that for each video we can use a video metadata cataloging system to view it and provide various query methods such as query-by-feature, query-by-definition, query-by-keyword and structural-browsing.
Ciw Foundations Certification Bible, 1st edition
Authors: Keith Olsen, Don Loughran
Venue:  (2002)

:The depth and scope of the book will precisely map to the CIW objectives stated in the CIW Foundations credential to make certain that certification objectives map to book content which in turn maps to test questions on the certification exam. This ensures a high level of reliability and validity of the Foundations book in preparing candidates to pass the CIW Foundations examination.
Information Technology and the Future Enterprise: New Models for Managers, 1st edition
Authors: Gary W. Dickson, Gerardine DeSanctis
Venue:  (2000)

:This esteemed group of authors came together in the pages within to discuss topics that will motivate the reader to explore and consider the realities and future consequences of Information Systems and Technology. Any student of Information Systems will find this text interesting, informative, and inspiring reading. Information Technology and the Future Enterprise: New Models for Managers is a text that will take students and professors alike into the next era of Information Technology.
What kind of support do they need?: an instructional designer's experience in faculty and student support for online courses
Authors: Grace L. Chiang
Venue: Proceedings of the 30th annual ACM SIGUCCS conference on User services (2002)

This paper intends to share two unique Lehigh experiences in designing and offering online courses to two completely different sets of audience. One of the two courses is offered to students around the world via Lehigh's International Program. The development team consists of a faculty member, an Instructional Technology Consultant (IT Consultant), three graduate assistants and other media support staff. We have about a month to develop an online course from scratch.Lehigh University's Clipper Project is designed to develop five Web-based freshman courses and offer them to high school seniors early admitted to Lehigh. Each course is assigned an IT Consultant to help the faculty develop the course. My other project is to work with an English professor to redesign his English course for the Clipper Project. This professor is considered a catalyst on campus for his continuous interest in exploring new and more effective educational technology. This team consists of three members, the professor, an IT Consultant, and a graphic and Web designer. Course redesign takes about one year.Serving as the IT consultant for both of these two teams, I had the opportunities to work with two very different design approaches. One differentiates itself from the other by variables such as the target audience, the discipline, the learning objectives, the instructor's level of comfort with technology, students' technology literacy and accessibility to various technologies, timeline, and many others. Table A presents a quick comparison of these two projects.In most ideal arrangements, the helpdesk is responsible for supporting students' technological needs and IT Consultants for the training and supporting of the faculty. In reality, it is fairly difficult to draw a line between the two in an online environment. Owing to their deep and long-term involvement with all aspects of online courses, IT Consultants are often considered more effective as well as efficient in providing first line support to online students. My experiences echo loud and sound with this perception.
Microsoft Outlook 2000 Programming Bible with Cdrom
Authors: Jeffrey A. Kent, David G. Jung
Venue:  (2000)

:If you're a developer who wants to build collaborative solutions using Outlook 2000, then this is the guide for you. Covering cutting-edge topics such as Collaboration Data Objects, Component Object MOM add-ins and Outlook Web components, this comprehensive book will help you extend Outlook to maximize its information-sharing capabilities in desktop, Exchange Server, and Web environments.
Metadata models for QoS-aware information management systems
Authors: Almerindo Graziano, Stefano Russo, Vincenzo Vecchio, Paul Foster
Venue: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Software engineering and knowledge engineering (2002)

The provisioning of multimedia services with guaranteed Quality-of-Service (QoS) is currently an important research issue in computer engineering, especially in the networking and information management areas. In this paper, we concentrate on the QoS-based provisioning of discovery and delivery services of multimedia resources in the educational application domain. We present a generic model for QoS-aware information management systems, able to support guarantee of the QoS in search and delivery of information objects over a network infrastructure (such as the Internet or an inter-organizations network). The model identifies actors and components involved, and their role. The metadata models we analyse are specialized for the education domain. For this application domain, we also propose QoS extensions to standard metadata models for profiling users, information services and resources, capable of supporting learning resources discovery and personalized delivery with QoS guarantee.
Essentials of Programming Languages, 1st edition
Authors: Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand, Christopher T. Haynes
Venue:  (1992)

:Designed for the upper division Programming Languages course offered in computer science departments,this text focuses on the principles of the design and implementation of programming languages. The language SCHEME,a dialect of LISP,is used to demonstrate abstraction and representation.
Professional C#
Authors: Simon Robinson, Craig McQueen, Karli Watson, Burt Harvey, Jay Glynn, Christian Nagel, Morgan Skinner, Ollie Cornes, Jerod Moemeka
Venue:  (2001)

:This book is for C and C++ programmers looking to move their skill set into web development, Visual Basic programmers looking for a more powerful language and ASP developers who are interested in what C# has to offer. The only requirement is that you are an experienced developer, familiar with at least one other high level language used on Windows - either C++, VB or J++.
Object Development Methods, 1st edition
Authors: Sigs Books
Venue:  (1994)

:Object Development Methods addresses how object orientation can be applied to systems analysis and design. An international roster of contributors compare the leading methodologies of Shlaer/Mellor, Jacobson, Colbert, Rumbaugh, Graham, Booch, Texel, and Coad/Yourdon among others. The book provides significant insight into the contrasting viewpoints and advantages, commone concepts and underlying structures of different object-oriented methods
The New, New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
Authors: Michael Lewis
Venue:  (2000)

:Michael Lewis sets out on a safari through Silicon Valley to find the world's most important technology entrepreneur, the true representative of the coming age. All roads lead to a man who is about to achieve an unprecedented hat trick with the creation of his third, separate, billion-dollar company: first Silicon Graphics, then Netscape - which launched the Information Age - and now Healtheon, a startup that may turn the $1.5 trillion health-care industry on its head.. "Despite the variety of his achievements, this guy, Jim Clark, thinks of himself mainly as the creator of Hyperion, which happens to be a sailboat ... not just an ordinary yacht, but the world's largest single-mast vessel, a machine more complex than a 747. Whatever the next new new thing after Healtheon turns out to be, Michael Lewis is invited to be a fly on the wall aboard Hyperion as the shape of the future is revealed.. "We get the inside story of the battle between Netscape and Microsoft; we sit in the room as Healtheon management pitches the investment bankers on the idea that Healtheon is the next Microsoft; we get queasy as the great boat sets out into the rage of the North Atlantic in winter.. "The New New Thing describes a vast paradigm shift in American culture: a shift away from conventional business models and definitions of success, and toward a new way of thinking about the world and our control over it.
The Computer-Visualistik-Raum: veritable and inexpensive presentation of a virtual reconstruction
Authors: Bert Freudenberg, Maic Masuch, Niklas Röber, Thomas Strothotte
Venue: Proceedings of the 2001 conference on Virtual reality, archeology, and cultural heritage (2001)

This paper describes the development of the Computer-Visualistik-Raum (CVR), a Virtual Reality experience presented in the Exhibition "Otto the Great, Magdeburg and Europe" which took place in 2001 in the Museum of Cultural History, Magdeburg. The presentation deals with an archaeological excavation that was carried out at the Domplatz in Magdeburg in the 1960s. In the CVR, which consists of three consecutive rooms with a spherical projection chamber in its center, visitors can explore several variants of interpretations of the excavation findings.The virtual reconstruction shown in the CVR is special in two ways. First, it tries to be truthful to the actual findings by visually stating the degree of certainty of details, where conventional systems only give textual or aural indications of these circumstances. This is achieved by employing non-photorealistic real-time rendering techniques, as well as by presenting alternatives instead of just one reconstruction.Second, the whole system is based on rather inexpensive components (compared to specialized VR systems), that nevertheless allow a great deal of freedom in expression. A game engine provides distributed realtime-rendering capabilities to drive three standard PCs with GeForce3 graphics boards. Their rendering capacity is sufficient to even perform the spherical distortion and soft-edge blending without special hardware, allowing off-the-shelf beamers to be used.
Professional XML Schemas
Authors: Jon Duckett, Kurt Cagle, Kevin Williams
Venue:  (2001)

:This book is for all professional XML programmers who need to use XML Schemas to define data and need a practical guide to this new standard.
Normal Differentiability and Extrema of Functionals in a Locally Convex Space
Authors: I. V. Orlov
Venue: Cybernetics and Systems Analysis (2002)

The problem of extension of the classical extremum conditions for strongly differentiable functionals in a Banach space to normally differentiable and compactly normally differentiable functionals in a locally convex space is investigated.
Corporate Information Systems Management: The Challenges of Managing in an Information Age (Paperback Version), 5th edition
Authors: Lynda M. Applegate, James L. McKenney, F. Warren McFarlan
Venue:  (1999)

:This book is written for students and managers who desire an overview of contemporary information systems technology (IT) management. It explains the relevant issues of effective management of information services activities and highlights the areas of greatest potential application of the technology. No assumptions are made concerning the reader's experience with IT,but it is assumed that the reader has some course work or work experience in administration or management. It is a paperback derivative product that contains the same text portion found in Corporate Information Systems Management: Text and Cases,5/E,but without the Harvard cases.