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Planning Extreme Programming, 1st edition
Authors: Kent Beck, Martin Fowler
Venue:  (2000)

: "XP is the most important movement in our field today. I predict that it will be as essential to the present generation as the S.E.I. and its Capability Maturity Model were to the last." From the foreword by Tom DeMarco The hallmarks of Extreme Programmingconstant integration and automated testing, frequent small releases that incorporate continual customer feedback, and a teamwork approachmake it an exceptionally flexible and effective approach to software development. Once considered radical, Extreme Programming (XP) is rapidly becoming recognized as an approach particularly well-suited to small teams facing vague or rapidly changing requirementsthat is, the majority of projects in today's fast-paced software development world. Within this context of flexibility and rapid-fire changes, planning is critical; without it, software projects can quickly fall apart. Written by acknowledged XP authorities Kent Beck and Martin Fowler, Planning Extreme Programming presents the approaches, methods, and advice you need to plan and track a successful Extreme Programming project. The key XP philosophy: Planning is not a one-time event, but a constant process of reevaluation and course-correction throughout the lifecycle of the project. You will learn how planning is essential to controlling workload, reducing programmer stress, increasing productivity, and keeping projects on track. Planning Extreme Programming also focuses on the importance ofestimating the cost and time for each user story (requirement), determining its priority, and planning software releases accordingly. Specific topics include: Planning and the four key variables: cost, quality, time, and scope Deciding how many features to incorporate into a release Estimating scope, time, and effort for user stories Prioritizing user stories Balancing the business value and technical risk of user stories Rebuilding the release plan based on customer and programmer input Choosing the iteration length Tracking an iteration What to do when you're not going to make the date Dealing with bugs Making changes to the team Outsourcing Working with business contracts In addition, this book alerts you to the red flags that signal serious problems: customers who won't make decisions, growing defect reports, failing daily builds, and more. An entire chapter is devoted to war stories from the trenches that illustrate the real-world problems many programmers encounter and the solutions they've devised.
Special Edition Using PeopleSoft
Authors: Paul Greenberg, Perry Keating, Scott Fletcher
Venue:  (1999)

:In addition to the typical coverage of business reengineering that a company will go through when implementing PeopleSoft, Special Edition Using PeopleSoft also provides you with vital information on each of the modules, changes that will impact each department of a company, and how you can best prepare for the implementation. PeopleSoft consultants and managers of companies adopting PeopleSoft need a book that describes the basic design of the PeopleSoft Applications and the business reasons for it. Beyond the functional and re-engineering discussions, how to technically implement PeopleSoft is a critical part of this comprehensive guide. Special Edition Using PeopleSoft is aimed at both newcomers and those already with PeopleSoft experience. For the consultants and advanced-level users, topics such as programming for PeopleSoft Applications, troubleshooting PeopleSoft Applications, security, training, and managing communications are covered throughout the book.
Microsoft Office 2000: Illustrated Introductory, 1st edition
Authors: David W. Beskeen, Elizabeth Eisner Reding, Marie Swanson, Lisa Friedrichsen
Venue:  (1999)

:Part of the Illustrated Series, this text offers a quick, visual, step-by-step approach for learning the basics of the Microsoft Office 2000 Professional package.
Mcsa Windows 2000 Boxed Set: (Exams 70-210, 70-215, and 70-218)
Authors: Alan Simpson
Venue:  (2002)

:Buy three and save! This boxed set includes MCSE Windows 2000 Professional Study Guide (Exam 70-210), MCSE Windows 2000 Server Study Guide (Exam 70-215), MCSA Managing a Windows 2000 Network Environment Study Guide (Exam 70-218), and their companion CDs at a significant discount.
Experiment-based project in undergraduate computer architecture
Authors: Ewa Z. Bem
Venue: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education (2002)

The project presented in this paper has been developed for an advanced undergraduate computer architecture course specifically aimed at non-engineering students. The project is intended to develop understanding of issues in modern computer architecture through empirical testing and experimentation, using sophisticated execution time simulation and industry standard benchmark programs. The students are lead through the functional design process of a superscalar pipelined processor step by step, in a series of carefully structured experiments. The experiments either provide direct support for the design decisions, or make students explore a specific concept. The main goal of the project is to give students a true insight into the current technology and the driving forces behind modern computer architecture, without the burden of engineering and implementation details.
Dreamweaver 4 Hands-on Training, 3rd edition
Authors: Lynda Weinman, Garo Green
Venue:  (2001)

:Dreamweaver 4 Hands-On Training is the latest, updated version of the highly acclaimed tutorial from leading Web-design trainers Garo Green and Lynda Weinman. Thousands of Dreamweaver users have learned how to use the program by simply doing the step-by-step exercises in this foolproof book. The exercises use a real-life Web site to demonstrate how to create everything from rollover effectsusing automated JavaScript behaviors, to page layoutsusing one of Dreamweaver 4's latest features, Layout Tables. Advanced sections of the book show how to create interactive, moving elements in your Web site, and how to download and use the hundreds of free extensions available online to Macromedia Dreamweaver users. And throughout the book, readers learn useful bits of information about HTML, online type, Web color, and more. In addition to the book, readers get a CD-ROM complete with exercise files and informative QuickTime videos that offer additional support for each chapter.
A laboratory study of consumers' preferences and purchasing behavior with regards to software components
Authors: Se-Joon Hong, F. Javier Lerch
Venue: ACM SIGMIS Database (2002)

Component-based software development is widely regarded as a promising approach to improving productivity and quality. However, progress in component-based software development has been slower than expected. A possible explanation for this slow progress is that there are not enough software components that can satisfy users (consumers). From this perspective, the purpose of this paper is to increase our knowledge about consumers of software components and to understand what aspects of software components are likely to affect consumer behavior. Specifically, this paper seeks to establish links between objective features of software components and consumers' preferences and purchasing behavior.The pragmatic utility of using objective features as predictors of consumers' behavior in regard to software components can be high. Since these objective features are under the direct control of producers, by understanding the relationship between the objective features and consumer behavior, producers can more effectively develop software components adapted to consumers' needs. We conducted this research in an artificial environment using a system called SofTrade, which was built for the purpose of teaching and studying the design, production, marketing, and purchasing of software components. Our results suggest that objective features of software components can be effective predictors of consumers' preferences and purchasing behavior, and therefore may provide practical guidance to software component producers regarding how to develop more marketable software components.
Test Yourself MCSE Designing a Windows 2000 Network (Exam 70-221)
Authors: Syngress Media Inc.
Venue:  (2000)

:Don't let the real test be your first test! Osborne's MCSE Designing a Windows 2000 Network Test Yourself Practice Exams contains hundreds of practice questions for exam 70-221. The book is organized by official exam objective and contains in-depth answers that explain why the correct options are right and why the incorrect options are wrong. Plus,a key code in the book entitles you to download full practice exam software from our site!Don*t Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!Practice Makes Perfect: Score Higher With The Most Effective Self-Test & Quick-Review Program More Questions - More Content Based on the MCSE Designing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure exam (70-221)Coverage features quick review of all technology objectives and more than 200 realistic exam questions to build your knowledgeIncludes free MCSE ExamSim Volume II practice exam. Exclusive "Exam Watch" features point out the most frequently missed questions  and how to answer them correctly Answers provide in-depth explanations,and show why the incorrect choices are wrong,as shown below: You are the administrator for two Windows 2000 domains in a publishing company. Each domain has its own set of services (i. e.,a separate DNS,DHCP,etc). You want to bring up an additional DHCP server on a Windows 2000 server in stand-alone mode,simply because you want it to work for both of the existing domains. After you build the server and create the scopes on DHCP,you find that it's not assigning addresses to any clients. What is the most likely problem?A. The scope you created is not appropriate for the physical subnetthe server is located on. B. You neglected to authorize the server in the two domains. C. You didn*t enable the scope on the DHCP server. D. Your clients aren*t configured to use DHCP. B. The most likely problem is that you failed to authorize your new DHCP server in either of the two Windows 2000 domains. When a Windows 2000 DHCP server starts,it checks with the directory services to see if it is on the authorized servers list. If not,it stops itself and records an error in its event log. A is not correct because even an incorrect scope would give out addresses. C is incorrect because the MMC would indicate that the scope had been activated. D is incorrect because we already know that the clients are working with the other DHCP servers. 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
Sequencing and Routing in Multiclass Queueing Networks Part I: Feedback Regulation
Authors: Sean P. Meyn
Venue: SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization (2001)

This paper establishes new criteria for stability and for instability of multiclass network models under a given stationary policy. It also extends previous results on the approximation of the solution to the average cost optimality equations through an associated fluid model: It is shown that an optimized network possesses a fluid limit model which is itself optimal with respect to a total cost criterion. A general framework for constructing control algorithms for multiclass queueing networks is proposed based on these general results. Network sequencing and routing problems are considered as special cases. The following aspects of the resulting feedback regulation policies are developed in the paper: The policies are stabilizing and are, in fact, geometrically ergodic for a Markovian model. Numerical examples are given. In each case it is shown that the feedback regulation policy closely resembles the average-cost optimal policy. A method is proposed for reducing variance in simulation for a network controlled using a feedback regulation policy.
Macworld QuarkXPress 3.2/3.3 Bible
Authors: Barbara Assadi, Galen Gruman
Venue:  (1994)

:Quark XPress has long enjoyed its place as one of the best and most-used desktop publishing applications. And right alongside has been Macworld QuarkXPress 3.2/3.3 Bible, one of the most respected guides to using Quark successfully. Featuring an 8-page, full-color insert and a bonus disk containing valuable XTensions, Macworld QuarkXPress 3.2/3.3 Bible presents the very best tips and techniques for getting the most out of Quark, including Master documents Style sheets Custom typography Incorporating photos and other artwork into layouts Preparing problem-free files for output by your service bureau or printer Whether you're new to desktop publishing or just new to Quark XPress, Macworld QuarkXPress 3.2/3.3 Bible is the one reference you shouldn't be without.
JDBC API Tutorial and Reference, Second Edition: Universal Data Access for the Java 2 Platform, 2nd edition
Authors: Seth White, Cattell, Fisher, Hamilton
Venue:  (1999)

:This book provides the definitive description of the JDBC API, the technology that enables universal data access for the Java programming language. This new edition has been updated and expanded to cover all of the JDBC 2.0 API, including the JDBC 2.0 core API and the JDBC Standard Extension API, the package that facilitates building server-side applications.. "Containing in-depth explanations that go beyond the specification, this complete resource pairs a step-by-step tutorial with a comprehensive reference to all of the classes and interfaces.. "For those new to Java technology, this book includes an introduction to the Java programming language and to SQL. It builds on this basic knowledge to walk you through creating a JDBC application - from setting up a database and establishing a connection to retrieving values from result sets and using prepared statements. In addition, the authors provide many examples along the way that demonstrate how to execute common tasks. It then proceeds to more advanced topics, focusing on the new features of the JDBC 2.0 API, including scrollable and updatable result sets, batch updates, SQL3 data types, custom mapping, and more.
The birth of Internet marketing communications
Authors: Dan Steinbock
Venue:  (2001)

Internet marketing is leading the massive wave of electronic commerce, but contrary to what people think, the internet has been a "hard sell" right from the start. What were the first critical decisions for marketers and advertisers that locked internet marketing on its current? Steinbock interviewed dozens of the early key players and found that the internet had to sell the idea of itself as not just a new media but an entirely new market space---that is, a space both in the consumer and business-to-business markets. Covering the entire field, Steinbock's unique study proves that regardless of what may come next, it is crucial to understand what came first. His book will be essential for today's marketing, advertising, and internet d ecision makers, and a fascinating read for business and media watchers everywhere.
MCSE NT Workstation 4 Exam Cram Adaptive Testing Edition
Authors: Ed Tittel, James Michael Stewart, Kurt Hudson
Venue:  (1999)

:Large and small corporations around the world have moved to Microsoft's powerful NT 4 networking platform at a speed-of-light pace. Microsoft created the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) program to help train professionals and officially certify them. Certification InsiderTM Press' MCSE NT Workstation 4 Exam Cram is especially designed and written by expert Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) to help professionals study for and pass the NT Workstation 4 exam. The following key technical topics are covered: Windows NT installation and automated installations, Windows NT boot process, advanced configuration settings, security and user administration, configuring workstations, printing, utilizing Microsoft and non-Microsoft network resources, and remote support (including RAS). Two complete practice exams feature questions designed assess the reader's readiness to sit for the exam and the answers and explanations reinforce the reasoning behind the correct answers. Includes new information on adaptive test-taking strategies, plus our readers' favorites: warnings on trick questions, time-saving study tips, multiple-part question strategies, and shortcuts. One free practice exam password accessible on the Certification Insider Web Page, PLUS both of the practice exams found in the book also available on the Web. Cram Fitness Assessments give readers a way to determine how to proceed with certification by analyzing their educational and experiential background and their subject knowledge level in order to make suggestions about preparation and study. Features unique editorial content that serves as an ideal complement to all study guides and training courses andmaterials available for Exam #70-073: Implementing and Supporting Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0. Provides a special Cram Sheet with tips, acronyms, and memory joggers that readers can take with them to the exam.
Mastering Microsoft Works Suite 2000
Authors: Guy Hart-Davis, Guy Davis-Hart
Venue:  (2000)

:Microsoft Works Suite 2000 is the popular integrated suite preinstalled on thousands of PCs. Works is the market leader in home integrated software and an established name in home productivity. Works Suite 2000 is perfect for users who don't need all the bells and whistles of Office 2000, but want applications powerful enough to make home computing productive and fun. This book has complete coverage of all suite components and is packed with ideas on how to get the most out of Works.
101 Essential Tips: Exploring Multimedia
Authors: Deni Bown
Venue:  (1997)

:Like an introductory college course, the 101 Essential Tips series lays out all the essential concepts of a topic in direct, to-the-point advice and explanations. Every point is easy to master quickly. More than 250 full-color photos and illustrations illuminate the tips. 72 pp.
Education
Authors: Bobby Schnabel
Venue: SIAM Review (1999)

Welcome to the third issue of the new Education section in SIAM Review. This section provides modules that students and teachers of applied mathematics and scientific computation can use in courses that study these fields and beyond. The main types of modules are applications, special topics, descriptions of software packages, and historical modules. Generally, these modules are written to students. The first two issues of the Education section have provided examples of most of these types of modules. This issue continues to show the diversity of approaches that this section will embrace. The first article, by Walter Gander and Dominik Gruntz, is of a slightly different type than articles in the previous two issues: a presentation of a technique that can be incorporated throughout a course, as opposed to a special module within a course. In particular, the authors discuss how computer algebra can be used throughout a basic course in scientific computation in teaching issues ranging from approximating derivatives to solving a nonlinear equation to basic methods for ordinary differential equations. They also show how computer algebra can serve a variety of purposes, including deriving numerical methods, simplifying mathematical proofs, running examples, and generating plots. Their article is illustrated with examples that could be carried out by students using any of the commonplace computer algebra packages. The article by Robert Bosch also takes a different approach than the previous articles in this section: it combines a special topic, integer programming, with an enjoyable and intriguing application, the game of Life. The module is appropriate for upper-level undergraduate courses in operations research, optimization, or general advanced numerical computation, or as a short module in a graduate course in these areas. Simple examples draw students into the formulation of integer programs, which then can be solved with standard software. An interesting set of exercises and solutions is included. This module provides an appealing way to draw students into the realm of mathematical modeling in optimization. Unsolicited submissions form the primary source of potential papers for the Education section, although the editorial board also will recruit submissions when it is aware of good prospects. The goals and style of this section are somewhat different than is standard for academic journals, and even for educationally oriented papers in the previous version of SIAM Review. For these reasons, prospective authors are strongly encouraged to consult the section guidelines, which were published in this preface in the previous issue of the journal and are available on the web at http://www.siam.org/journals/sirev/Revguide.htm. Prospective authors are also welcome to contact the Section Editor or Associate Editors with ideas and questions about planned submissions before making a formal submission.
Cyclic Chromatic Number of 3-Connected Plane Graphs
Authors: Hikoe Enomoto, Mirko Hornák, Stanislav Jendrol'
Venue: SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics (2001)

Let G be a 3-connected plane graph. Plummer and Toft [ J. Graph Theory, 11 (1987), pp. 507--515] conjectured that $\chi_{c}(G) \leq \Delta^{*}(G) + 2$, where $\chi_{c}(G)$ is the cyclic chromatic number of G and $\Delta^{*}(G)$ the maximum face size of G. Hornák and Jendrol' [ J. Graph Theory, 30 (1999), pp. 177--189] and Borodin and Woodall [ SIAM J. Discrete Math., submitted] independently proved this conjecture when $\Delta^{*}(G)$ is large enough. Moreover, Borodin and Woodall proved a stronger statement that $\chi_{c}(G) \leq \Delta^{*}(G) + 1$ holds if $\Delta^{*}(G) \geq 122$. In this paper, we prove that $\chi_{c}(G) \leq \Delta^{*}(G) + 1$ holds if $\Delta^{*}(G)\geq 60$.
Relative definability of boolean functions via hypergraphs
Authors: Antonio Bucciarelli, Pasquale Malacaria
Venue: Theoretical Computer Science (2002)

The aim of this work is to show how hypergraphs can be used as a systematic tool in the classification of continuous boolean functions according to their degree of parallelism. Intuitively f is "less parallel" than g if it can be defined by a sequential program using g as its only free variable. It turns out that the poset induced by this preorder is (as for the degrees of recursion) a sup-semilattice. Although hypergraphs have already been used in Bucciarelli (Theoret. Comput. Sci., to appear) as a tool for studying degrees of parallelism, no general result relating the former to the latter has been proved in that work. We show that the sup-semilattice of degrees has a categorical counterpart: we define a category of hypergraphs such that every object "represents" a monotone boolean function; finite coproducts in this category correspond to lubs of degrees. Unlike degrees of recursion, where every set has a recursive upper bound, monotone boolean functions may have no sequential upper bound. However the ones which do have a sequential upper bound can be nicely characterised in terms of hypergraphs. These subsequential functions play a major role in the proof of our main result, namely that f is less parallel than g if there exists a morphism between their associated hypergraphs.
Electron paramagnetic resonance, optimization and automatic differentiation
Authors: Edgar J. Soulié, Christèle Faure, Théo Berclaz, Michel Geoffroy
Venue: Automatic differentiation of algorithms: from simulation to optimization (2000)

This chapter describes an optimization problem applied to electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Levenberg-Marquardt fails to converge using a divided differences Jacobian approximation in single precision, while it succeeds using Odyss&eacute;e-generated forward mode Jacobian values. In double precision, the optimizer returns a smaller "minimum" objective function with AD compared to DD in 46% more CPU time.