This book was the all-time bestselling VSE JCL book when VSE was more widely used than it is today. Since its publication, VSE has been enhanced, but this book still provides a useful grounding in VSE.

Intended for writing instuctors at all levels who lack the training to deal effectively with the increasingly important role played by empirical research in their field, Composition Research explains ten of the most common empirical designs used in the social sciences. These include: case study, ethnography, sampling/survey, quantitative descriptive research, prediction and classification studies, true and quasi-experiments, meta-analysis, and program evaluation. Each design is explained with reference to at least two specific composition studies, and includes a separate bibliography that identifies further writing studies that use it. The book also features a chapter on measurement, an appendix on statistical analyses, a glossary of technical terms and symbols, and guidelines for research on human subjects.

What is the bottom line on Artificial Intelligence? The AI Business offers a comprehensive summary of the commercial picture, present and future, for Artificial Intelligence in the computer industry, medicine, the oil industry, and electronic design. AI's brightest and best-financiers, researchers, and users-analyze current projects, speculate on trends in factory automation, compare research in Japan and the U.S., and note the pros and cons of investment opportunities. ContentsExpert Systems * Amplifying Expertise with Expert Systems, Randall Davis (MIT) * XCON: An Expert Configuration System at Digital Equipment Corporation, Arnold Kraft (DEC) * DIPMETER ADVISOR: An Expert Logo Analysis System at Schlumberger, James D. Baker (Schlumberger) * CADUCEUS: An Experimental Expert System for Medical Diagnosis, Harry E. Pople, Jr. (University of Pittsburgh) * The Low Road, the Middle Road, and the High Road, John Seely Brown (Xerox) * Work and Play. Inventing the Future, Alan Kay (Atari) * The Engineer's Apprentice, Aryeh Finegold (Daisy Systems Corporation) * The Programmer's Apprentice, Charles Rich (MIT) * Intelligent Advisory Systems, Roger Schank (Cognitive Systems, Inc. and Yale University) * Natural Language Front Ends, Larry R. Harris (Artificial Intelligence Corporation) * Robotics. Intelligent Robots: Connecting Perception to Action, Michael Brady (MIT) * Intelligent Robots: Moving toward Megassembly, Philippe Villers (Automatix, Inc.) * Intelligent Robots: Myth or Reality, Paul M. Russo (GE) * Today and Tomorrow. The Problems and the Promise, Marvin Minsky (MIT) * An Investment Opportunity? Frederick R. Adler (Adler & Company) * Financing the Future, William H. Janeway (F. Eberstadt & Co., Inc.) * From the Blocks World to the Business World, Patrick H. Winston and Karen A. Prendergast (MIT) * How to Learn More

Die Benutzer von Taschenrechnern werden durch den Trend zu immer leistungsfahigeren Produkten motiviert, stets noch weiterreichende Wunsche zu aussern. Noch sind die letz- ten Roehrenfernseher und Dampfradios aus der guten Stube nicht verschwunden, da ruft mancher bereits nach der IBM 360 in der Groesse einer Streichholzschachtel und mit der Betriebszuverlassigkeit eines Radiergummis! Ganz so weit sind wir aber noch nicht. Einerseits konnte durch die Minaturisierung und die Grossserienherstellung von Bauteilen der Elektronik die Leistungsfahigkeit der Rech- ner stark anwachsen; besonders deutlich zeigte sich dies im stetigen Vergroessern des ver- fugbaren Speicherplatzes (RAM-Bereich), aber auch in den "ausgeklugelten" Programmier- moeglichkeiten, wie Speicherarithmetik, indirekte und relative Adressierung. Andererseits wurde als Folge der Miniaturisierung mit Read Only Memories (ROM) eine Verbesserung der Algorithmen erreicht, so dass die heutigen Taschen-und Kleinrechner einen derartig hohen technischen Standard besitzen, wie er vor 10 Jahren selbst von "ausgewachsenen" Tischcomputern nicht erreicht wurde. Einer dieser hochkomfortablen Rechner in Taschenformat ist der programmierbare Taschenrechner HP-41 C/CV, der durch die Kombination mit zusatzlicher Peripherie zu einem aussergewoehnlich leistungsfahigen und flexiblen Computersystem erweitert werden kann. Das einzigartige Tastenfeld des HP-41C/CV erlaubt dem Anwender, die Tasten und deren Funktionen seinen Kenntnissen und persoenlichen Erfordernissen anzupassen. Die eingegebenen Daten und Programme bleiben durch einen "Permanent-Speicher" auch nach dem Abschalten des Rechners gespeichert. UEber die Ein-/Ausgabeanschlusse (bi- direktionale Datenanschlusse) koennen Peripheriegerate (z. B. Drucker, Karten Ieser, Bar- Code-Leser), sowie Software-Module mit einer Speicherkapazitat bis 8K BYTE pro Modul angeschlossen werden.

Das Lehrbuch gibt einen anschaulichen UEberblick uber die wichtigsten Mechanismen eines Betriebssystems und uber aktuelle Konzepte. Neben den klassischen Einprozessorsystemen werden auch Multiprozessorsysteme, Netzwerkcomputer und Real-Time-Systeme vorgestellt. Ebenso werden die Themen Speichermanagement, Geratetreiber, Netzanbindung und Benutzeroberflachen behandelt. Alle Konzepte und Mechanismen werden an den beiden popularen Betriebssystemen Unix und Windows NT verdeutlicht, so dass der Leser die eigenen Erfahrungen in einen groesseren Zusammenhang einordnen kann. Fragen, Verstandnisaufgaben und Musterloesungen geben ausserdem praktische Lernhilfen. In der vorliegenden dritten Auflage wurden Erganzungen und Aktualisierungen vorgenommen.

Das vorliegende Lehrbuch vermittelt den Umgang mit dem Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) der SAP AG anhand eines durchgehenden Fallbeispiels. In Ubungen wird die betriebswirtschaftliche Theorie IT-seitig veranschaulicht.

Das vorliegende Lehrbuch basiert auf einer mehrjahrigen Lehr- sowie Beratungstatigkeit und fuhrt die Studierenden uber das fiktive Unternehmen IDES, das von der SAP AG in Schulungssystemen sowohl fur den Bereich Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) als auch fur den APO abgebildet wurde, Schritt fur Schritt durch die Anwendung.

Von der Ubertragung der Stamm- und Bewegungsdaten zwischen dem ERP- und dem APO-System uber die Konfiguration eines uberschaubaren Supply Networks, die Erstellung einer Planungsmappe mit unterschiedlichen Zeitreihenverfahren fur die Absatzplanung bis zur Erzeugung von SNP- und Produktionsauftragen werden alle wichtigen Themen ausfuhrlich mit Ubungen behandelt.

Dozentinnen und Dozenten konnen auf Basis des Lehrbuchs ihre Lehrveranstaltung im SAP APO gestalten."

This pocket reference brings together all the important Unix and Linux system administration information in a single compact volume. Not only are all of the important administrative commands covered, but this reference also includes the locations and formats of important configuration files (including both general system databases like the password and group files as well as the configuration files for major subsystems like DNS, DHCP and sendmail).

In addition, variations in command usage and file formats are included for the most important UNIX versions. When you get a new system running a different Unix operating system, all the information you need will already be at your fingertips. The book covers these Unix versions:

• Red Hat Linux 8.0 and SUSE Linux 8.1
• Solaris 8 and 9
• Free BSD 4.7
• AIX 5
• HP-UX 11

With 28 new chapters, the third edition of The Practice of System and Network Administration innovates yet again! Revised with thousands of updates and clarifications based on reader feedback, this new edition also incorporates DevOps strategies even for non-DevOps environments. Whether you use Linux, Unix, or Windows, this new edition describes the essential practices previously handed down only from mentor to protege. This wonderfully lucid, often funny cornucopia of information introduces beginners to advanced frameworks valuable for their entire career, yet is structured to help even experts through difficult projects. Other books tell you what commands to type. This book teaches you the cross-platform strategies that are timeless! DevOps techniques: Apply DevOps principles to enterprise IT infrastructure, even in environments without developers Game-changing strategies: New ways to deliver results faster with less stress Fleet management: A comprehensive guide to managing your fleet of desktops, laptops, servers and mobile devices Service management: How to design, launch, upgrade and migrate services Measurable improvement: Assess your operational effectiveness; a forty-page, pain-free assessment system you can start using today to raise the quality of all services Design guides: Best practices for networks, data centers, email, storage, monitoring, backups and more Management skills: Organization design, communication, negotiation, ethics, hiring and firing, and more Have you ever had any of these problems? Have you been surprised to discover your backup tapes are blank? Ever spent a year launching a new service only to be told the users hate it? Do you have more incoming support requests than you can handle? Do you spend more time fixing problems than building the next awesome thing? Have you suffered from a botched migration of thousands of users to a new service? Does your company rely on a computer that, if it died, can't be rebuilt? Is your network a fragile mess that breaks any time you try to improve it? Is there a periodic "hell month" that happens twice a year? Twelve times a year? Do you find out about problems when your users call you to complain? Does your corporate "Change Review Board" terrify you? Does each division of your company have their own broken way of doing things? Do you fear that automation will replace you, or break more than it fixes? Are you underpaid and overworked? No vague "management speak" or empty platitudes. This comprehensive guide provides real solutions that prevent these problems and more!

Provided here is a simple introduction to writing scientific programs using the OS/2 presentation manager. This book shows you how to write programs in the C language and is the first to illustrate how to plot data on hard copy devices such as dot matrix printers and pen plotters. Since the C language may be somewhat hard to read for some beginners, a chapter has been included which introduces the C language and includes simple definitions to make C more readable. Discussions comprehensively cover all important areas, including: how to display images such as those obtained from scanning microscopy techniques, frame grabbers, and image capture devices; how multiple thread of execution can be used within your program so that several tasks can run at the same time; the methods of communicating between these threads; how to acquire data from acquisition cards; an introduction to the Intel 80286 assembly language; and how to make calls to OS/2's serial device driver showing how to send and receive characters simply. In addition, all program examples are complete working programs which are fully discussed so that novices can easily understand their purpose.

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From multicore CPUs and SATA hard drives to PCIe expansion buses and peripherals, this text offers practical and concise explanations of contemporary and popular PC hardware. Along with detailed coverage of essential A+ hardware topics, students will find an indispensable guide to building, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting desktop computers and laptops.
Packaged Set (Text + PC Hardware Essentials Project Manual): 0470-221089

DECISION MAKING IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT A thoroughly updated overview of systems engineering management and decision making In the newly revised third edition of Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management, the authors deliver a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the systems decision process, systems thinking, and qualitative and quantitative multi-criteria value modeling directly supporting decision making throughout the system lifecycle. This book offers readers major new updates that cover recently developed system modeling and analysis techniques and quantitative and qualitative approaches in the field, including effective techniques for addressing uncertainty. In addition to Excel, six new open-source software applications have been added to illustrate key topics, including SIPmath Modeler Tools, Cambridge Advanced Modeller, SystemiTool2.0, and Gephi 0.9.2. The authors have reshaped the book's organization and presentation to better support educators engaged in remote learning. New appendices have been added to present extensions for a new realization analysis technique and getting started steps for each of the major software applications. Updated illustrative examples support modern system decision making skills and highlight applications in hardware, organizations, policy, logistic supply chains, and architecture. Readers will also find: Thorough introductions to working with systems, the systems engineering perspective, and systems thinking In-depth presentations of applied systems thinking, including holism, element dependencies, expansive and contractive thinking, and concepts of structure, classification, and boundaries Comprehensive explorations of system representations leading to analysis In-depth discussions of supporting system decisions, including the system decision process (SDP), tradespace methods, multi-criteria value modeling, working with stakeholders, and the system environment Perfect for undergraduate and graduate students studying systems engineering and systems engineering management, Decision Making in Systems Engineering and Management will also earn a place in the libraries of practicing system engineers and researchers with an interest in the topic.

Sur le web, on rencontre souvent des sites graphiquement attrayants, mais dont l'utilisation est tres laborieuse. Ces sites ont une mauvaise utilisabilite. Ce travail presente un cas pratique d'evaluation de l'utilisabilite: le site RODIN, portail de recherche personnalisable developpe par la Haute ecole de gestion de Geneve. Pour impliquer les usagers dans le processus de developpement du site, la methode du test utilisateur a ete choisie. Le test a ete realise de maniere asynchrone, c'est-a-dire sans contact direct avec les participants. Ce livre explique les particularites de cette methode et documente en details sa mise en uvre dans le cas de RODIN: conception du test, diffusion, analyse des donnees et elaboration de recommandations d'amelioration. Simple et concret, cet ouvrage s'adresse a toute personne souhaitant ameliorer l'utilisabilite d'un site web en tenant compte de ses utilisateurs.

La robotique fait rever et ce domaine en perpetuelle evolution, de nouvelles decouvertes sont faits pour rendre ces machines plus agiles, plus rapides voire plus intelligentes. Leur utilisation se repand au quotidien, on nous promet un monde de robots pour demain, certains disent meme une revolution robotique. Avec l'evolution des technologies, les robots gagnent petit a petit des aptitudes a realiser des gestes de plus en plus complexes. Ces developpements conduisent a des machines hautement perfectionnees qui peuvent realiser des taches de plus en plus sophistiquees, mais trop souvent, la difficulte a mettre ces robots augmente avec la complexite du systeme Notre projet consiste a la realisation et la commande d'un robot mobile supporteur d'une camera . Notre objectif est de faire en premier lieu la realisation de la carte de commande et ensuite la realisation d'une application ( interface avec c++ builder ) pour commande ce robot mobile et recevoir des image de la camera"