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Cca Citrix Metaframe XP for Windows Administrator Study Guide (Exam 70-220), 2nd edition
Authors: Ronald Oglesby
Venue:  (2001)

:The only classroom-based training and self-assessment system! Osborne's CCA Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows Administrator Study Guide provides 100% complete coverage of all objectives for exam 220. Based on 200,000+ hours of IT training experience,the book contains hundreds of practice exam questions and hands-on exercises. The CD-ROM features full CertTrainer CBT software with interactive tutorials and lab simulations,plus the new ExamSim adaptive test engine. The Only Certification Study System Based on 200,000+ Hours of IT Training Experience 100% Complete CoverageAll official test objectives for CCA exam 220 are covered in detailHands-on ExercisesStep-by-step instruction modeled after classroom labsExam WatchWarnings based on thorough post-exam research identifying the most troublesome exam topics and how to answer them correctlyThree Types of Practice QuestionsKnowledge,scenario,and lab-based questions,all with in-depth answersFrom the ClassroomDiscussions of important issues direct from the classrooms of Global Knowledge's award-winning instructors Full coverage of the topics you need to review,including how to: Identify the software and hardware requirements for MetaFrame XPDeploy multiple,identical XP serversMigrate MetaFrame 1. 8 server farms to XPRecognize listener ports,idle sessions,ICA sessions,and client device licensingCreate connections with the Citrix Connection ConfigurationConfigure SpeedScreen Latency Reduction ManagerInstall,uninstall,and migrate applicationsCustomize the program neighborhood interface and recognize the ICA toolbariconsRecognize Citrix Web componentsReplicate print drivers and import print servers CD-ROM features full CertTrainer CBT software and the new ExamSim test enginemore than 310 questions on CDCertTrainer e-TrainingSelf-paced review of key Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows topics,including exam tipsCertCamInstructional MetaFrame XP video animations with audio explanationsIn-depth LinksNeed more explanation? Topically relevant links provide detailed instructionSkill AssessmentTest your knowledge with more than 270 challenging practice exam questionsScore ReportsIndicate subject areas requiring further study ExamSim Complete Practice ExamA realistic CCA exam with questions found only on the CD-ROMReview ModeAnalyze what you got wrong and whyDetailed AnswersExplain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrongScore ReportProvides an overall assessment of your performance PLUS DriveTimeMore than 30 minutes of CD audio for exam prep on the goE-bookElectronic,searchable version of the Study Guide
Topic structure modeling
Authors: David A. Evans, James G. Shanahan, Victor Sheftel
Venue: Proceedings of the 25th annual international ACM SIGIR conference on Research and development in information retrieval (2002)

In this paper, we present a method based on document probes to quantify and diagnose topic structure, distinguishing topics as monolithic, structured, or diffuse. The method also yields a structure analysis that can be used directly to optimize filter (classifier) creation. Preliminary results illustrate the predictive value of the approach on TREC/Reuters-96 topics.
CNE Nds Design and Implementation Exam Cram
Authors: David Johnson, John Michell, Todd Meadors
Venue:  (1999)

:Demonstrates ways to complete a full design strategy and implementation schedule for NDS on NetWare 5. Provides the skills to design, configure, support, and administrate complex networks with NetWare 5. Includes an exclusive tear-out Cram Sheet with tips, acronyms, and memory joggers (mnemonics) to improve recall immediately before the exam. Features sections on proven test-taking strategies, time-saving study tips, shortcuts, and more. Written by cross-certified networking professionals who provide the reader with a balance of accurate technical facts and real-world skills. The NDS Design and Implementation exam (50-575) is one of five core exams necessary for CNE certification. Novell Directory Systems, the focal point of NetWare, provides a secure, easily managed, distributed, and replicable system for holding information on resources and users. The book contains comprehensive information on the architecture of NDS in a compact and readable single volume.
Combining RBF Networks Trained by Different Clustering Techniques
Authors: A. De Carvalho, M. M. Brizzotti
Venue: Neural Processing Letters (2001)

Clustering techniques have a strong influence on the performance achieved by Radial Basis Function (RBF) networks. This article compares the performance achieved by RBF networks using seven different clustering techniques. For such, different sizes of RBF networks are trained and tested using an Automatic Target Recognition data set. The performances of these RBF networks using each clustering technique are compared and analyzed. This article also evaluates how the performance can be improved by combining RBF networks, training with different clustering techniques, in committees.
Information-seeking and mediated searching. Part 1: theoretical framework and research design
Authors: Amanda Spink, T. D. Wilson, Nigel Ford, Allen Foster, David Ellis
Venue: Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (2002)

Our project has investigated the processes of mediated information retrieval (IR) searching during human information-seeking processes to characterize aspects of this process, including information seekers' changing situational contexts; information problems; uncertainty reduction; successive searching, cognitive styles; and cognitive and affective states. The research has involved observational, longitudinal data collection in the United States and United Kingdom. Three questionnaires were used for pre- and postsearch interviews: reference interview, information seeker postsearch, and search intermediary postsearch questionnaires. In addition, the Sheffield team employed a fourth set of instruments in a follow-up interview some 2 months after the search. A total of 198 information seekers participated in a mediated on-line search with a professional intermediary using the Dialog Information Service. Each mediated search process was audio taped and search transaction log recorded. The findings are presented in four parts. Part I presents the background, theoretical framework, models, and research design used during the research. Part II is devoted to exploring changes in information seekers' uncertainty during the mediated process. Part III provides results related to successive searching. Part IV reports findings related to cognitive styles, individual differences, age and gender. Additional articles that discuss further findings from this complex research project, including: (1) an integrated model of information seeking and searching, (2) assessment of mediated searching, and (3) intermediary-information seeker communication, are in preparation and will be published separately.
On the Determinization of Weighted Finite Automata
Authors: Adam L. Buchsbaum, Raffaele Giancarlo, Jeffery R. Westbrook
Venue: SIAM Journal on Computing (2000)

We study the problem of constructing the deterministic equivalent of a nondeterministic weighted finite-state automaton (WFA). Determinization of WFAs has important applications in automatic speech recognition (ASR). We provide the first polynomial-time algorithm to test for the twins property, which determines if a WFA admits a deterministic equivalent. We also give upper bounds on the size of the deterministic equivalent; the bound is tight in the case of acyclic WFAs. Previously, Mohri presented a superpolynomial-time algorithm to test for the twins property, and he also gave an algorithm to determinize WFAs. He showed that the latter runs in time linear in the size of the output when a deterministic equivalent exists; otherwise, it does not terminate. Our bounds imply an upper bound on the running time of this algorithm.Given that WFAs can expand exponentially in size when determinized, we explore why those that occur in ASR tend to shrink when determinized. According to ASR folklore, this phenomenon is attributable solely to the fact that ASR WFAs have simple topology, in particular, that they are acyclic and layered. We introduce a very simple class of WFAs with this structure, but we show that the expansion under determinization depends on the transition weights: some weightings cause them to shrink, while others, including random weightings, cause them to expand exponentially. We provide experimental evidence that ASR WFAs exhibit this weight dependence. That they shrink when determinized, therefore, is a result of favorable weightings in addition to special topology. These analyses and observations have been used to design a new, approximate WFA determinization algorithm, reported in a separate paper along with experimental results showing that it achieves significant WFA size reduction with negligible impact on ASR performance.
MAC OS X in a Nutshell, 1st edition
Authors: Jason McIntosh
Venue:  (2003)

Mac OS X in a Nutshell offers a thorough treatment of Mac OS X version 10.2, from its BSD Unix foundation to Aqua, the new user interface. The book's "Unix Command Reference" is the most complete and thorough coverage of Mac OS X Unix commands you can find anywhere. Each command and option in this section has been painstakingly tested and checked against Jaguar. Serious users who want more from their system will find everything they need to know systematically documented in this book.
Network Science, a Decade Later: The Internet and Classroom Learning
Authors: Alan Feldman, Cliff Konold, Bob Coulter, Brian Conroy, Charles Hutchinson, Nancy London
Venue:  (1999)

:Network Science, A Decade Later - the result of NSF-funded research that looked at the experiences of a set of science projects which use the Internet - offers an understanding of how the Internet can be used effectively by science teachers and students to support inquiry-based teaching and learning. The book emphasizes theoretical and critical perspectives, and is intended to raise questions about the goals of education and the ways that technology helps reach those goals and ways that it cannot. The theoretical perspective of inquiry-based teaching and learning in which the book is grounded is consistent with the current discipline-based curriculum standards and frameworks.
Y2k: Don't Sweat It!
Authors: Bruce Bickel, Stan Jantz
Venue:  (1999)

:It is easy to become overwhelmed by all the information surrounding the new millennium. Some say it's the end-of-the-world, others forecast economic demise and electronic chaos. In Y2K Don't Sweat It!, Brace Bickel and Stan Jantz help sort through computer lingo, economic predictions, and biblical prophecy with reader-friendly humor and clear instructions of what the Bible tells of the solution for the future.
Information technology and liberal arts
Authors: Gireesh K. Gupta
Venue: ACM SIGCSE Bulletin (2001)

A college campus without information technology resources is like a human body without the nervous system. Today, information technology is essential to learning and communication. Small liberal arts institutions must provide information technology resources on their campuses and must upgrade them regularly to incorporate technological advancements not only to provide better education, but also for the very survival.
System variables
Venue: ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad (1983)

System variables are used to set and reference system parameters. System parameters are values used implicitly and set as side effects by primitive operations. In the model, system parameters are the current-referent of their associated system variable.Each system parameter has certain values that are acceptable to the primitives that employ it within a given implementation. These values are called its valid-value-set. If a system parameters is localised, its initial localised value is nil.If a primitive operation is invoked that requires a system parameter whose value is currently nil, the primitive operation signals implicit-error.A conforming-program that localises system variables should assign them valid values before calling primitive operations that require them.The assignment operation for a system variable rejects attempts to set its associated system parameter to a value outside its valid value set. 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
Cheap Web Tricks! Build and Promote a Successful Web Site without Spending a Dime
Authors: Anne Martinez
Venue:  (2001)

:Whether your goal is to publicize, sell, or share something online, you can build a terrific Web site for a fraction of what you might have expected to pay. So, pin down a purpose and delve into this cost-saving gem. Loaded with resources -- available at little or no cost -- Cheap Web Tricks! Build and Promote a Successful Web Site Without Spending a Dime will help you access the tools needed to design, construct, publish, and promote your own Web site. View plenty of real-world examples to help get you started, and follow step-by-step instructions for establishing a powerful Web presence virtually free. 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
Composite textures: emulating building materials and vegetation for 3D models
Authors: Alexey Zalesny, Dominik Auf der Maur, Luc Van Gool
Venue: Proceedings of the 2001 conference on Virtual reality, archeology, and cultural heritage (2001)

In building 3D site models for visualization and virtual walkthrough, most emphasis so far has been on creating the 3D shape models. Less emphasis has been on creating realistic textures, e.g. to simulate building materials or vegetation. Nevertheless, the appearance of object and landscape models will depend at least as much on their textures, as on the precision of their geometry. The paper proposes a texture synthesis technique for the simulation of building materials and vegetation types. As textures can often more easily be described as a composition of subtextures than as a single texture, a hierarchical extension of our basic texture synthesis is proposed. These "composite textures" are based on a kind of metatexture concept, i.e. the layout of the different subtextures is itself modeled as a texture, that can be generated automatically. Examples are shown for building materials with an intricate structure and for the automatic creation of landscape textures.
Hadamard and Strong Well-Posedness for Convex Programs
Authors: Julian P. Revalski
Venue: SIAM Journal on Optimization (1997)

It is proved that Hadamard well-posedness of a constrained convex optimization problem with respect to Attouch--Wets convergence on the data implies, in general, its strong (and hence Tykhonov) well-posedness. An example is given showing that the opposite implication fails without assuming an appropriate constrained qualification condition.
Problem Solving with Java, 2nd edition
Authors: Elliot B. Koffman
Venue:  (2002)

:This book presents a careful balance between traditional problem-solving techniques and object-oriented design. The book conveys the relationship between good problem-solving skills and effective software development by consistently applying a proven software development method that has been adapted to the object-oriented paradigm. The authors employ several features to enhance the usefulness of this book as a teaching tool. These include syntax displays, program style displays, end-of-section exercises, examples, case studies, error discussions, and chapter reviews. Also, interviews with famous computer scientists provide glimpses into various careers in computer science.
Basic analytic combinatorics of directed lattice paths
Authors: Cyril Banderier
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2002)

This paper develops a unified enumerative and asymptotic theory of directed two-dimensional lattice paths in half-planes and quarter-planes. The lattice paths are specified by a finite set of rules that are both time and space homogeneous, and have a privileged direction of increase. (They are then essentially one-dimensional objects.) The theory relies on a specific "kernel method" that provides an important decomposition of the algebraic generating functions involved, as well as on a generic study of singularities of an associated algebraic curve. Consequences are precise computable estimates for the number of lattice paths of a given length under various constraints (bridges, excursions, meanders) as well as a characterization of the limit laws associated to several basic parameters of paths.
Evaluating client satisfaction: a quantitative approach
Authors: James Lackey, Lori Christy
Venue: Proceedings of the 30th annual ACM SIGUCCS conference on User services (2002)

Information Technology managers often have to make decisions that involve allocating thousands of dollars and effecting thousands of people. All to frequently, these decisions are driven by something other than hard data (i.e., anecdotal evidence, personal opinion, and so on). One client says that the help desk takes too long to respond, another says the help desk needs to extend its hours, another says that the servers are down too often, while another says that the size of the e-mail cache is too small. Whom do you believe, and what impact do these issues have on overall customer satisfaction? We addressed this issue by creating an on-line survey and e-mailing the URL to all of our clients. To minimize cost and errors computers did all the data capture and data manipulation.
Why to market IT services and how to do it
Authors: Susan Grajek, Patrick Lynch, Laurie Cagnetta
Venue: Proceedings of the 30th annual ACM SIGUCCS conference on User services (2002)

Burgeoning IT budgets are competing for shrinking resources. Users have a bewildering array of support and technology options, many outside the traditional IT department. It's never been more important to justify the value of IT and to help users navigate their options, and marketing can be a critical tool. The speakers will explain the basics of marketing, which includes a set of research and communications techniques. Marketing can meet numerous objectives, including helping users understand how IT can help them, developing effective and useful services, promoting services & best practices, improving IT's reputation and determining how to price and package services. We will demonstrate the innovative marketing program at Yale University School of Medicine's IT department. Our marketing program includes a research initiative to enable us to understand our users' needs, evaluate our services, and examine the use of current services and the interest in new ones. We will present examples and give advice on designing and implementing an effective marketing research initiative. A communications initiative is the other component of our marketing program. We use a wide variety of communications media and techniques including mass and targeting emails; posters; brochures; an annual report; Web pages, sites and banner ads; events and presentations; plasma screen 'e-signs' in high traffic areas; videos; and personal contacts. We will provide examples of how we match these tools to a variety of communications needs and how a unified branding system provides coherence across media and messages. Finally, we'll discuss how we maintain our marketing program and the importance of wedding research with communications, drawing implications for IT service providers who wish to begin or improve their own marketing efforts.
E-Volve-or-Die.com: Thriving in the Internet Age Through E-Commerce Management
Authors: Mitchell Levy
Venue:  (2000)

:Mitchell Levy's book of e-commerce principles and case analyses may not be the first to market, but it may well be the best. What sets him apart is the comprehensiveness of his teaching: Mitchell Levy teaches conceptual planning and deployment like other highly regarded e-commerce book authors do, but he extends his teaching into maintaining what you deploy and—most important—evolving your e-commerce operations for survival. What sets Mitchell Levy apart from the pack is his primary mission to teach readers how to learn, survive and prosper in the challenging universe of e-commerce that IS business today. The book will be written in a professional business style; balanced with humor and conversationally toned sidebars; and interspersed with 150 illustrations for variety and comprehension.
Principles of proving concurrent programs in Gypsy
Authors: Donald I. Good, Richard M. Cohen, James Keeton-Williams
Venue: Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGACT-SIGPLAN symposium on Principles of programming languages (1979)

Concurrency in Gypsy is based on a unique, formal approach to specifying and proving systems of concurrent processes. The specification and proof methods are designed so that proofs of individual processes are totally independent, even when operating concurrently. These methods can be applied both to terminating and non-terminating processes, and the proof methods are well suited to automated verification aids. The basic principles of these methods and their interaction with the design of Gypsy are described.
The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual
Authors: Rick Levine, Doc Searls, David Weinberger, Christopher Locke
Venue:  (2000)

:The Cluetrain Manifesto burst onto the scene in March of 1999 with ninety-five theses nailed up on the Web. Within days, www.cluetrain.com had ignited a vibrant global conversation challenging sacred corporate assumptions about the very nature of business in a digital world. Soon, executives across the country were lining up to sign the manifesto. This is the book that delivers on that buzz. Written by four of the liveliest voices on the Web, The Cluetrain Manifesto illustrates how, through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter-and getting smarter faster than most companies. Today's markets are conversations. Their members communicate in language that is natural, open, honest, direct, funny, and often shocking. Companies that aren't listening to these exchanges are missing a dire warning. Companies that aren't engaging in them are missing an unprecedented opportunity. The Cluetrain Manifesto gets its name from a veteran executive from a now defunct Fortune 500 firm describing his company's plummet by saying: "The clue train stopped here four times a day for ten years and they never took delivery." In other words, they didn't seize the opportunities that were before them, fell out of touch with their market, and lost to the competition as a result. The Cluetrain Manifesto takes you deeper into the new order of business than any other book this decade, presenting a stunning tapestry of anecdotes, object lessons, parodies, war stories, and suggestions, all aimed at illustrating what it will take to survive and prosper in the fast-forward world on the wire. Business as usual is gone forever-this is your wake-up call. About the Author:Rick Levine is the author of the Sun Guide to Web Style. Christopher Locke has worked for MCI and IBM, and has written extensively for Forbes, Information Week, Internet World, and The Industry Standard. Doc Searls is the senior editor for Linux Journal. David Weinberger has written for Wired and is a regular commentator on NPR.