The Small Contractor and the Small ComputerStanford University, 1980 - 87 pages |
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... field . This thesis in effect documents a learning experience similar to that facing the new small - contractor user of computers . It is hoped that the author's appreciation for this new - user point of view will enable him to convey ...
... field . This thesis in effect documents a learning experience similar to that facing the new small - contractor user of computers . It is hoped that the author's appreciation for this new - user point of view will enable him to convey ...
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... field ( last name , social security number ) and stored in consecutive order . See Figure 2-8 below . The advantage of sequential processing is that the access mechanism is automatically positioned to access the next record ; a ...
... field ( last name , social security number ) and stored in consecutive order . See Figure 2-8 below . The advantage of sequential processing is that the access mechanism is automatically positioned to access the next record ; a ...
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... field which is contained in each record . The pointer idea is similar to any element of a record , like the name or address , but its function is to point to the next record in the file . The only restriction is that a pointer field ...
... field which is contained in each record . The pointer idea is similar to any element of a record , like the name or address , but its function is to point to the next record in the file . The only restriction is that a pointer field ...
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