The Small Contractor and the Small ComputerStanford University, 1980 - 87 pages |
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... unit cost of the computer's main memory . Only those programs immediately operating in the computer must reside in main memory while less frequently used programs and large data files that make up the bulk of information are stored ...
... unit cost of the computer's main memory . Only those programs immediately operating in the computer must reside in main memory while less frequently used programs and large data files that make up the bulk of information are stored ...
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... costs per unit of information vs. the speed of processing . For two very large storage media of roughly equal capacity , the disk medium is roughly 50 times the cost of the tape . On the other hand , the search time for an item of ...
... costs per unit of information vs. the speed of processing . For two very large storage media of roughly equal capacity , the disk medium is roughly 50 times the cost of the tape . On the other hand , the search time for an item of ...
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... unit - price agreement . Flat - fee services state that a particular ... cost , and the service bureau should be able to provide that information ... cost associated with service bureaus and many of the headaches that accompany in - house ...
... unit - price agreement . Flat - fee services state that a particular ... cost , and the service bureau should be able to provide that information ... cost associated with service bureaus and many of the headaches that accompany in - house ...
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agreement application programs application software assembler language automated benefits Central Processing Unit Chapter common computer system considered construction firm data base management data base systems data file Data Organization data processing decision defined Dennis Brown devices discussed documentation environment equipment examine execution File Organization firm's flexibility function hardcopy terminals hardware and software high level languages implementation important in-house information system installation insure involves issues job level knowledge language processors lease machine code magnetic tape main memory manual medium microcomputer minicomputer modules monitoring nature needs negotiated object code objectives operating system Organization and Processing packages particular payroll perform peripheral personnel printers problems purchase record relates rental schedule service bureau situation small computer small construction small contractors software maintenance software vendor specific storage system software tailoring Tape Drive tasks taxes usually warranty Wooldridge and London