pdbain@wateng.UUCP (Peter Bain) (06/21/85)
%A Gary H. Sockut %T A Framework for Logical Level Changes within Database Systems %J Computer %I IEEE %V 18 %N 5 %D May 1985 %P 9-27 %X Logical-level changes within a database system have generic characteristics that can be identified and grouped to form a powerful conceptual framework %K relational codasyl dbtg network relational conversion %A Masasuke Morita %T Japanese Text Input System %J Computer %I IEEE %V 18 %N 5 %D May 1985 %P 29-35 %X Written Japanese presents a number of difficulties for keyboard operators. This system combines a new keyboard and software program to make input easier and faster %K kanji keyboard %A John DeRosa %A Richard Glackemeyer %A Thomas Knight %T Design and Implementation of the VAX 8600 Pipeline %J Computer %I IEEE %V 18 %N 5 %D May 1985 %P 38-48 %X VAX 8600 pipelining allows the processing of as many as four macroinstructions at once. In addition, the machine cycle time is cut by more than half. %K microcoding %A Marshall D. Abrams %T Observations on Operating a Local Area Network %J Computer %I IEEE %V 18 %N 5 %D May 1985 %P 51-65 %X Local networks, part of the evolving data communications environment, provide shared use of resources through a hierarchy of value added services. %K lan lacn internetwork resource sharing distributed systems %A martin Bartschi %T An Overview of Information Retrieval Subjects %J Computer %I IEEE %V 18 %N 5 %D May 1985 %P 67-84 %X Fuzzy set models, vector space models, and probabilistic models have all been proposed to information retrieval problems. Despite such efforts, many of these problems remain unsolved. %K fuzzy set vector space probabilistic document recovery keyword %A Barry G. Silverman %T Software Cost and Productivity: An Analogical View %J Computer %I IEEE %V 18 %N 5 %D May 1985 %P 86-96 %X By making small adjustments in information flows and job designs, software mangers can reuse existing software more effectively. %K software reuse analogy software engineering life cycle model -- - peter bain ...!{allegra|decvax|clyde|ihnp4 }!watmath!wateng!pdbain hard mail: CCNG, CPH-2369A, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont. Canada N2M 5G4 telephone: (519) 885-1211 x2810