The Small Contractor and the Small ComputerStanford University, 1980 - 87 pages |
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... operations on the data , and supplying the results of these operations . " ( 13 , p . 549 ) similar line , Raskin characterizes a computer as " a device that can receive and then then follow instructions to manipulate information ...
... operations on the data , and supplying the results of these operations . " ( 13 , p . 549 ) similar line , Raskin characterizes a computer as " a device that can receive and then then follow instructions to manipulate information ...
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... operations operations whereby physical processes control the operation of the computer and vice versa by means of analog input and output devices . The fact that the CPU spends a large part of its time monitoring a process gave rise to ...
... operations operations whereby physical processes control the operation of the computer and vice versa by means of analog input and output devices . The fact that the CPU spends a large part of its time monitoring a process gave rise to ...
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... OPERATION Programs are generally designed to solve specific problems or perform prescribed operations on a given set of data . Application software for the construction industry is designed to fulfill the information processing needs of ...
... OPERATION Programs are generally designed to solve specific problems or perform prescribed operations on a given set of data . Application software for the construction industry is designed to fulfill the information processing needs of ...
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