 | Author(s) : unknown Publisher : Springer Date : 1999 Format : PDF Pages : 417 ISBN10 : 3540666249 DOWNLOAD |
 | Author(s) : Tarek Sobh Publisher : Springer Date : 2010 Pages : 400 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 9048136571 DOWNLOAD |
 | Author(s) : Athanasios E. Athanasiou Publisher : Medical Information Science Reference Date : 2009 Pages : 406 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1605662925 DOWNLOAD |
 | Author(s) : Jay Ramanathan, Rajiv Ramnath Publisher : Information Science Reference Date : 2009 Pages : 426 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1605662763 DOWNLOAD |
Service organizations and enterprises have the dual challenge of embracing externally-driven variation while simultaneously evolving the enabling of information technology operations and systems. The co-engineering method provides a powerful tool for interdisciplinary decision-making necessary for managing complex interactions between layers of external and en
 | Author(s) : M.A. Aziz-Alaoui, C. Bertelle (Editors) Publisher : Springer Date : 2009 Pages : 370 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3642021980 DOWNLOAD |
Emergence and complexity refer to the appearance of higher-level properties and behaviours of a system that obviously comes from the collective dynamics of that system's components. These properties are not directly deducible from the lower-level motion of that system. Emergent properties areproperties of the "whole" that are not possessed by any of the individual parts making up that whole. Such phenomena exist in various domains and can be described, using complexity concepts and thematic knowledges.
This book highlights complexity modelling through dynamical or behavioral systems. The pluridisciplinary purposes, developed along the chapters, are able to design links between a wide-range of fundamental and applicative Sciences. Developing such links - instead of focusing on specific and narrow researches - is characteristic of the Science of Complexity that we try to promote by this contribution.
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Co-Engineering Applications and Adaptive Business Technologies in Practice: Enterprise Service Ontologies, Models, and Frameworks provides knowledge that forms the basis for successful co-engineering of the adaptive complex enterprise for services delivery. Intended for practicing professionals, advanced students, and academicians, this book enables understanding of the deeper issues and challenges in applying IT to solve business problems.
 | Author(s) : Alberto Belussi, Barbara Catania, Eliseo Clementini Publisher : Springer Date : 2007 Pages : 314 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540698779 DOWNLOAD |
 | Author(s) : Chris W. George, Zhiming Liu, Jim Woodcock (Eds.) Publisher : Springer Date : 2007 Pages : 237 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540749632 DOWNLOAD |
This book presents thoroughly revised tutorial papers based on lectures given by leading researchers at the International Training School on Domain Modeling and the Duration Calculus, held in Shanghai, China, in September 2007 as an associated event of ICTAC 2007, the 4th International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing. The four tutorial papers presented provide competent coverage of software security, domain modeling of softwareengineering, and duration calculus for real time systems - originating from lectures of leading experts in these fields from Europe and Asia. Topics addressed in detail are: development of real-time systems, domain engineering using abstract modeling, the area of duration calculus, and formal methods like language description using the operational semantics approach.
 | Author(s) : Dragan Gasevic, Dragan Djuric, Vladan Devedzic Publisher : Springer Date : 2009 Pages : 378 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3642002811 DOWNLOAD |
Defining a formal domain ontology is generally considered a useful, not to say necessary step in almost every software project. This is because software deals with ideas rather than with self-evident physical artefacts. However, this development step is hardly ever done, as ontologies rely on well-defined and semantically powerful AI concepts such as description logics or rule-based systems, and most software engineers are largely unfamiliar with these.
Gasevic and his co-authors try to fill this gap by covering the subject of MDA application for ontology development on the Semantic Web. Part I of their book describes existing technologies, tools, and standards like XML, RDF, OWL, MDA, and UML. Part II presents the first detailed description of OMG’s new ODM (Ontology Definition Metamodel) initiative, a specification which is expected to be in the form of an OMG language like UML. Finally, Part III is dedicated to applications and practical aspects of developing ontologies using MDA-based languages. The book is supported by a website showing many ontologies, UML and other MDA-based models, and the transformations between them.
 | Author(s) : Ian Sommerville Publisher : Addison Wesley Date : 2006 Pages : 864 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0321313798 DOWNLOAD |
Sensible choice and organization of topics, made all the more authoritative by the author's credentials as a senior academic in the area Prof. David S. Rosenblum, University College London I find Somerville inviting and readable and with more appropriate content Julian Padget, University of BathSommerville takes case studies from radically different areas of SE. This avoids excessive stereotyping (hence blinkering), but permits some depth and detail. Dr C Lester, Portsmouth University Software Engineering 8 presents a broad perspective on software systems engineering, concentrating on widely used techniques for developing large-scale systems.
 | Author(s) : Rajiv Khanna Publisher : New Age Date : 2009 Pages : 272 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 8122421547 DOWNLOAD |
Modern advancements and developments in the field of computer have brought the world into new era. Computer has emerged as a powerful tool that is continuously transforming the shape of our working methodologies and day-to-day services. There is hardly any sphere of life left now, in whichcomputers are not being used. Be it any area of operations, computer knowledge is must. This is the reason, why most of the education institutions have introduced computer as a subject in their course curriculum. Board of Technical Education (B.T.E.) UP (Lucknow) suggests study of Computer Applications in first year of all polytechnic branches
 | Author(s) : Marc Boule, Zeljko Zilic Publisher : Springer Date : 2008 Pages : 280 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1402085850 DOWNLOAD |
Assertion-based design is a powerful new paradigm that is facilitating quality improvement in electronic design. Assertions are statements used to describe properties of the design (i.e., design intent), that can be included to actively check correctness throughout the design cycle and even the lifecycle of the product. With the appearance of two new languages, PSL and SVA, assertions have already started to improve verification quality and productivity. This is the first book that presents an 'under-the-hood' view of generating assertion checkers, and as such provides a unique and consistent perspective on employing assertions in major areas, such as: specification, verification, debugging, on-line monitoring and design quality improvement
 | Author(s) : Domenico Talia, Ramin Yahyapour, and Wolfgang Ziegler Publisher : Springer Date : 2008 Pages : 420 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0387784454 DOWNLOAD |
Grid Middleware and Services: Challenges and Solutions is the eighth volume of the CoreGRID series. The CoreGrid Proceedings is the premiere European event on Grid Computing. This book aims to strengthen and advance scientific and technological excellence in the area of Grid Computing. The main focus in this volume is on Grid middleware and service level agreement.
Grid middleware and Grid services are two pillars of grid computing systems and applications. This book includes high-level contributions by leading researchers in both areas and presents current solutions together with future challenges. This volume includes sections on knowledge and data management on grids, Grid resource management and scheduling, Grid information, resource and workflow monitoring services, and service levelagreements.
 | Author(s) : Chris Mosby, Ron D. Crumbaker, and Christopher W. Urban Publisher : Sybex Date : 2009 Pages : 624 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 047017367X DOWNLOAD |
Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 provides intermediate and advanced coverage of all aspects of the product, including planning and installation, upgrading Systems Management Server 2003, deploying software and operating systems, security, monitoring and troubleshooting, and automating and customizing SCCM 2007 with scripts.
The authors take a hands-on approach by providing many real-world scenarios to show readers how to use the tool in various contexts. This anchors the conceptual explanations in practical application. This book's web site will contain a collection of ready-to-use scripts with directions for implementing them in network systems
Grid Middleware and Services: Challenges and Solutions is designed for a professional audience, composed of researchers and practitioners in industry. This volume is also suitable for graduate-level students in computer science
 | Author(s) : W.E. Nagel, D.B. Kroner, M.M. Resch (Editors) Publisher : Springer Date : 2008 Pages : 613 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540883010 DOWNLOAD |
 | Author(s) : Miguel Redondo, Crescencio Bravo, and Manuel Ortega Publisher : Springer Date : 2009 Pages : 277 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1848001355 DOWNLOAD |
This book contains a collection of the best papers presented at the VII International Conference on Interaccion Persona-Ordenador (IPO), Human-Computer Interaction in Spanish, which took place in Puertollano (Ciudad Real) on November 13th-17th, 2006. In its seventh edition this conference has become a multidisciplinary forum for the discussion and dissemination of novelty research in Human-Computer Interaction. The main goal of Interaccion 2006 was to expand the conference scope with internationally recognised invited speakers. Other goals such as enriching the relationship between industry and academia, and incorporating workshops and tutorials of quality to the conference structure were also achieved.
 | Author(s) : Daniel Page Publisher : Springer Date : 2009 Pages : 642 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1848822553 DOWNLOAD |
This book blends traditional teaching approaches with the use of mathematics, together with the use of a hardware description language and a concreteprocessor as vehicles for "hands-on" modelling and experimenting with digital logic and processor design. This unique approach encourages readers to derive their own conclusions via experimentation, enabling them to discover for themselves the fundamental and exciting topics of computer architecture.
Features: includes a wide-ranging introductory chapter; outlines basic methods for evaluating processors; investigates advanced topics in processordesign; presents a detailed description of a development tool-chain; provides a stand-alone tutorial on using SPIM; focuses on aspects of compilers which are closely tied to the processor; examines the concept of efficient programming; concludes every chapter with a set of example problems. This practical, reader-friendly textbook has been written with undergraduates in mind, and is suitable for self-study | Author(s) : Paul Haine Publisher : Apress Date : 2007 Pages : 832 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1590597656 DOWNLOAD |
Why settle for average HTML, when you can become a master of it? Markup is the fabric that holds the web together, but most people only scratch the surface of what can be achieved using (X)HTML
 | Author(s) : Fiorella Sgallari, Almerico Murli, Nikos Paragios (Editors) Publisher : Springer Date : 2007 Pages : 931 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540728228 DOWNLOAD |
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Scale Space Methods and Variational Methods in Computer Vision, SSVM 2007, emanated from the joint edition of the 4th International Workshop on Variational, Geometric and Level Set Methods in Computer Vision, VLSM 2007 and the 6th International Conference on Scale Space and PDE Methods in Computer Vision, Scale-Space 2007, held in Ischia Italy in May/June 2007.
The 24 revised full papers and 55 revised poster papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 133 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on scale space and features extraction, image enhancement and reconstruction, image segmentation and visual grouping, motion analysis, optical flow, registration and tracking, 3D from images, scale space and feature extraction, image enhancement, reconstruction and texture synthesis, image segmentation and visual grouping, motion analysis, optical flow, registration and tracking, and biological relevance
 | Author(s) : Jonathan Schaeffer Publisher : Springer Date : 2008 Pages : 585 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0387765751 DOWNLOAD |
The new edition of this extraordinary book depicts the creation of the world champion checkers computer program, Chinook. In only two years, Chinook had become a worthy opponent to the world champion, and within four years had defeated all the world's top human players. Jonathan Schaeffer, the originator and leader of the Chinook team, details the mistakes and technical problems made and the lessons learned in the continuous effort to improve Chinook's performance, revealing the human factor behind the program’s design.
The development of Chinook begins in 1988 as an innocent question asked over lunch and is followed to the final match against then world champion, Marion Tinsley, and ultimately to its recent triumph, solving checkers. Schaeffer’s unwaveringly honest narrative features new anecdotes, updated material and technology descriptions, and additional photos and figures, providing an engrossing account of an obsessive quest to achieve perfection in computer checkers
 | Author(s) : Elena Zudilova-Seinstra, Tony Adriaansen, Robert van Liere (Editors) Publisher : Springer Date : 2008 Pages : 372 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1848002688 DOWNLOAD |
The purpose of Interactive Visualization is to develop new scientific methods to increase scientists’ abilities to explore data and to understand better the results of experiments based on extensive calculations. These techniques not only provide users with a possibility to view the data but also permit them to use interaction capabilities to interrogate and navigate through datasets and communicate these insights.
This book is a unique multi-disciplinary collection of scientific articles, which provides readers with insight in Interactive Visualization from various perspectives, representing the state-of-the-art with the special emphasis on: Advanced visualization algorithms and methods, Interactive data exploration, Display systems and interaction techniques, Multi-modal and collaborative visualization, Design and evaluation of interactive visualization tools and systems, Various application topics.
 | Author(s) : Dijana Petrovska-Delacrétaz, Gérard Chollet, Bernadette Dorizzi (Editors) Publisher : Springer Date : 2009 Pages : 382 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1848002912 DOWNLOAD |
Our daily interactions are based on recognizing people. As information technology advances, our interactions will be accomplished through newly designed interfaces, with a vital element being the automated process of recognition of a person’s real identity: Biometrics. In recent years, biometricshas moved from using fingerprints, to many different methods of assessing human physical and behavioural traits.
This useful guide introduces a new performance evaluation framework designed to provide complete coverage of performance evaluation of major biometric systems. Two key areas are presented: The first gives a unique snapshot of the performance evaluation of various biometrics within a common evaluation framework (databases and protocols). The second presents a state-of-the-art benchmarking evaluation framework for use in future performance evaluations – comprised of open-source reference systems.
 | Author(s) : Mustafa Ergen Publisher : Springer Date : 2009 Pages : 540 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0387681892 DOWNLOAD |
Mobile Broadband: Including WiMAX and LTE provides an overview of IP-OFDMA technology, commencing with cellular and IP technology for the uninitiated while providing a foundation for OFDMA theory and emerging technologies, such as WiMAX, LTE, and beyond.
Features include:
A coherent and systematic discussion of all aspects of Mobile Broadband Wireless,
Thorough information on OFDMA and All-IP Networking with its present technology in 4G,
Information to assist industry professionals in understanding the convergence of core access networks, device convergence and service convergence.
A coherent and systematic discussion of all aspects of Mobile Broadband Wireless,
Thorough information on OFDMA and All-IP Networking with its present technology in 4G,
Information to assist industry professionals in understanding the convergence of core access networks, device convergence and service convergence.
Throughout the book the author also discusses several wireless standards based on OFDMA such as UMB, IEEE 802.16j (Mobile Multihop Relay) and 802.16m (Gigabit WiMAX), IEEE 802.20 (MBWA), and IEEE 802.22 (Cognitive Radio). The book brings a good balance of theory, technology and practice of mobile broadband
 | Author(s) : Apple Computer Inc. Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional Date : 1993 Pages : 416 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0201622165 DOWNLOAD |
Recently the field of computer-human interaction has exploded with new ideas, technologies, and issues. In response to these many developments, Apple presents this beautiful, full-color book that not only describes the interface guidelines for Macintosh computers, but also examines the theory behind the famous Macintosh "look and feel" and the process of designing and testing an interface
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 | Author(s) : Thorsten Staake, Elgar Fleisch Publisher : Springer; 1st edition Date : 2008 Pages : 232 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540769463 DOWNLOAD |
This book provides the know-how that is required to successfully respond to counterfeit trade. It constitutes a unique combination of in-depth insightsinto the counterfeit market, best-practice strategies, novel management tools, and product protection technologies. The book thereby aids the definition and implementation of market monitoring, reaction, and prevention strategies. Key benefits are the unbiased analysis of the supply- and demand-side of the illicit market, the strong focus on assisting practitioners to deal with the challenge, as well as the high standard of research that supports the presented findings.
 | Author(s) : Jenny Preece, Yvonne Rogers Publisher : Wiley Date : 2002 Pages : 544 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0471492787 DOWNLOAD |
"The first edition of Interaction Design has been my text book of choice for general HCI courses at both undergraduate and Masters level for several years. It is authoritative, eminently readable and thought-provoking for students. It achieves a good balance between the human, computing and design aspects of the subject. The second edition strengthens the treatment of data gathering and analysis and approaches to evaluation, and introduces a welcome focus on affective aspects of interaction, reflecting recent research developments in the discipline. I am looking forward to working with this new edition."
—Ann Blandford, Director of UCL Interaction Centre and Professor of Human–Computer Interaction
—Ann Blandford, Director of UCL Interaction Centre and Professor of Human–Computer Interaction
 | Author(s) : Jimmy Schaeffler Publisher : Focal Press Date : 2008 Pages : 296 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0240810414 DOWNLOAD |
Digital Signage gives you macro and micro views of the burgeoning digital signage industry. Whether you are looking for new opportunities or to expand your business, with this book you will be able to clearly understand and accurately analyze the developments, trends and projections. As part of the NAB Executive Technology Briefing series, this book features the future impact of the technology across many different industries and platforms. Explanations of hardware such as displays, servers, and PCs, software such as dynamic on-screen content and software management programs, and technologies like systems integrations and network infrastructures are all covered.
* Part of the NAB Executive Technology Briefing series, which brings you industry technology information in a non-technical fashion
* Comprehensive introduction to Digital Signage software, hardware, technologies, trends, projections and how to approach the industry
* Covers business aspects and market conditions
* Comprehensive introduction to Digital Signage software, hardware, technologies, trends, projections and how to approach the industry
* Covers business aspects and market conditions
 | Author(s) : Alexander Waibel, Rainer Stiefelhagen (Editors) Publisher : Springer; 1st edition Date : 2009 Pages : 374 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1848820534 DOWNLOAD |
This book integrates a wide range of research topics related to and necessary for the development of proactive, smart, computers in the human interaction loop, including the development of audio-visual perceptual components for such environments; the design, implementation and analysis of novel proactive perceptive services supporting humans; the development of software architectures, ontologies and tools necessary for building such environments and services, as well as approaches for the evaluation of such technologies and services.
The book is based on a major European Integrated Project, CHLI (Computers in the Human Interaction Loop), and throws light on the paradigm shift in the area of HCI that rather than humans interactive directly with machines, computers should observe and understand human interaction, and support humans during their work and interaction in an implicit and proactive manner
 | Author(s) : Artur S. d'Avila Garcez, Luis C. Lamb, Dov M. Gabbay Publisher : Springer; 1st edition Date : 2008 Pages : 198 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540732454 DOWNLOAD |
Humans are often extraordinary at performing practical reasoning. There are cases where the human computer, slow as it is, is faster than any artificial intelligence system. Are we faster because of the way we perceive knowledge as opposed to the way we represent it?
The authors address this question by presenting neural network models that integrate the two most fundamental phenomena of cognition: our ability to learn from experience, and our ability to reason from what has been learned. This book is the first to offer a self-contained presentation of neural network models for a number of computer science logics, including modal, temporal, and epistemic logics. By using a graphical presentation, it explains neural networks through a sound neural-symbolic integration methodology, and it focuses on the benefits of integrating effective robust learning with expressive reasoning capabilities.
The book will be invaluable reading for academic researchers, graduate students, and senior undergraduates in computer science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive science and engineering. It will also be of interest to computational logicians, and professional specialists on applications of cognitive, hybrid and artificial intelligence systems
 | Author(s) : Peter D. Grünwald, Jorma Rissanen Publisher : MIT Press Date : 2007 Pages : 504 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0262072815 DOWNLOAD |
The minimum description length (MDL) principle is a powerful method of inductive inference, the basis of statistical modeling, pattern recognition, and machine learning. It holds that the best explanation, given a limited set of observed data, is the one that permits the greatest compression of the data. MDL methods are particularly well-suited for dealing with model selection, prediction, and estimation problems in situations where the models under consideration can be arbitrarily complex, and overfitting the data is a serious concern.
This extensive, step-by-step introduction to the MDL Principle provides a comprehensive reference (with an emphasis on conceptual issues) that is accessible to graduate students and researchers in statistics, pattern classification, machine learning, and data mining, to philosophers interested in the foundations of statistics, and to researchers in other applied sciences that involve model selection, including biology, econometrics, and experimental psychology. Part I provides a basic introduction to MDL and an overview of the concepts in statistics and information theory needed to understand MDL.Part II treats universal coding, the information-theoretic notion on which MDL is built, and part III gives a formal treatment of MDL theory as a theory of inductive inference based on universal coding. Part IV provides a comprehensive overview of the statistical theory of exponential families with an emphasis on their information-theoretic properties. The text includes a number of summaries, paragraphs offering the reader a "fast track" through the material, and boxes highlighting the most important concepts.
About the Author
Peter D. Grunwald is a researcher at CWI, the National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is also affiliated with EURANDOM, the European Research Institute for the Study of Stochastic Phenomena, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Peter D. Grunwald is a researcher at CWI, the National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is also affiliated with EURANDOM, the European Research Institute for the Study of Stochastic Phenomena, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
 | Author(s) : Tim Weilkiens, Bernd Oestereich Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann; 1st edition Date : 2006 Pages : 320 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0123735858 DOWNLOAD |
The popular Unified Modeling Language (UML) is both a language and notation developed by the Object Management Group (OMG) used to design andcreate specifications for software systems. With the recent release of version 2.0 UML, the OMG has started the OMG-Certified UML Professional Program to provide an objective measure of UML knowledge. As a certified UML professional a developer has an important credential to present to employers and clients. Certification also benefits companies looking for skilled UML practitioners by giving them a basis for making hiring and promotion decisions.
UML 2 Certification Guide is the only official study guide to passing the new UML exams. This book systematically covers all of the topics covered in the exams, and has been carefully reviewed by the OMG. The book begins by assuming only a basic knowledge of UML and then progresses far enough to allow a reader to pass both the fundamental and the intermediate level exams. Along the way the book also covers topics that are not in introductory books on UML but that are necessary to pass the exams. Tim Weilkiens is considered one of the top ten experts on UML, and both authors have extensive experience training developers to successfully take the exams.
* The official certification resource
* Assumes a basic knowledge of UML so that you can focus immediately on the exams
* Written by two authors known for their skill as trainers, consultants, and developers
* Developed systematically to enable you to master all exam topics-without exception
* Covers the use of UML for applications, as required by the exams, both inside and outside of the realm of software development
* Includes a practice exam, glossary, list of books, and website information
* Assumes a basic knowledge of UML so that you can focus immediately on the exams
* Written by two authors known for their skill as trainers, consultants, and developers
* Developed systematically to enable you to master all exam topics-without exception
* Covers the use of UML for applications, as required by the exams, both inside and outside of the realm of software development
* Includes a practice exam, glossary, list of books, and website information
 | Author(s) : Shiguo Lian Publisher : Auerbach Publications; 1st edition Date : 2008 Pages : 220 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1420065270 DOWNLOAD |
How to Design a Secure Multimedia Encryption Scheme
The widespread use of image, audio, and video data makes media content protection increasingly necessary and urgent. For maximum safety, it is no longer sufficient to merely control access rights. In order to fully protect multimedia data from piracy or unauthorized use, it must be secured through encryption prior to its transmission or distribution. Multimedia Content Encryption: Techniques and Applications presents the latest research results in this dynamic field.
The widespread use of image, audio, and video data makes media content protection increasingly necessary and urgent. For maximum safety, it is no longer sufficient to merely control access rights. In order to fully protect multimedia data from piracy or unauthorized use, it must be secured through encryption prior to its transmission or distribution. Multimedia Content Encryption: Techniques and Applications presents the latest research results in this dynamic field.
 | Author(s) : Werner Dubitzky (editor) Publisher : Wiley Date : 2009 Pages : 288 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 047051258X DOWNLOAD |
Based around eleven international real life case studies and including contributions from leading experts in the field this groundbreaking book explores the need for the grid-enabling of data mining applications and provides a comprehensive study of the technology, techniques and management skills necessary to create them. This book provides a simultaneous design blueprint, user guide, and research agenda for current and future developments and will appeal to a broad audience; from developers and users of data mining and grid technology, to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in this field.
 | Author(s) : Dwight Spivey Publisher : Wiley Date : 2008 Pages : 368 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0470290501 DOWNLOAD |
Mac OS X Portable Genius is always at the ready for you with facts, tips, and secrets to give you the most from your favorite OS. This genius teaches you to customize your computer and workspace, troubleshoot and maintain Mac OS X, and just have fun. Browse and manipulate images and multimedia, listen to music and Podcasts, copy music to an iPod, add a printer, sync your Mac to other devices, and take control of Leopard to make it work for you
 | Author(s) : Benjamin A. Lieberman Publisher : Auerbach Date : 2006 Pages : 296 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1420044621 DOWNLOAD |
Using a multidisciplinary approach, The Art of Software Modeling covers model theory, practice, and presentation in detail. This book describes thedriving need for model creation and demonstrates how to create system models. Presenting model examples of business workflows, requirements capture, and software architecture documentation, the text discusses research and information capture, model forms, and verification. Model information, consideration of perception and cognition of diagrams, model view composition, color theory, and presentation techniques are also included to illustrate the presentation. Each section is independent to allow readers to customize the text to their needs.
 | Author(s) : Howard Austerlitz Publisher : Academic Press; 2nd edition Date : 2002 Pages : 416 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0120683776 DOWNLOAD |
The second edition of this highly successful text focuses on the major changes that have taken place in this field in recent times. Data Acquisition Techniques Using PCs, Second Edition, recognises that data acquisition is the core of most engineering and many life science systems in measurement and instrumentation. It will prove invaluable to scientists, engineers, students and technicians wishing to keep up with the latest technological developments.
* Teaches the reader how to set up a PC-based system that measures, analyzes, and controls experiments and processes through detailed design examples
* Geared for beginning and advanced users, with many tutorials for less experienced readers, and detailed standards references for more experienced readers
* Fully revised new edition discusses latest programming languages and includes a list of over 80 product manufacurers to save valuable time.
* Geared for beginning and advanced users, with many tutorials for less experienced readers, and detailed standards references for more experienced readers
* Fully revised new edition discusses latest programming languages and includes a list of over 80 product manufacurers to save valuable time.
 | Author(s) : Nello Zeuch Publisher : CRC Press LLC; 2nd edition Date : 2000 Pages : 416 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0824789296 DOWNLOAD |
A discussion of applications of machine vision technology in the semiconductor, electronic, automotive, wood, food, pharmaceutical, printing, and container industries. It describes systems that enable projects to move forward swiftly and efficiently, and focuses on the nuances of the engineering and system integration of machine vision technology.
 | Author(s) : Joan Peckham & Scott J. Lloyd (Editor) Publisher : IRM Press Date : 2003 Pages : 325 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1931777500 DOWNLOAD |
This technological manual explores how software engineering principles can be used in tandem with software development tools to produce economical and reliable software that is faster and more accurate. Tools and techniques provided include the Unified Process for GIS application development, service-based approaches to business and information technology alignment, and an integrated model of application and software security. Current methods and future possibilities for software design are covered.
About the Author
Dr. Joan Peckham is a professor of computer science at the University of Rhode Island. She lives in Kingston, Rhode Island. Scott J. Lloyd is an assistant professor in management information systems at the University of Rhode Island.
Dr. Joan Peckham is a professor of computer science at the University of Rhode Island. She lives in Kingston, Rhode Island. Scott J. Lloyd is an assistant professor in management information systems at the University of Rhode Island.
 | Author(s) : Karama Kanoun, Lisa Spainhower Publisher : Wiley Date : 2008 Pages : 362 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 047023055X DOWNLOAD |
A comprehensive collection of benchmarks for measuring dependability in hardware-software systems
As computer systems have become more complex and mission-critical, it is imperative for systems engineers and researchers to have metrics for a system's dependability, reliability, availability, and serviceability. Dependability benchmarks are useful for guiding development efforts for system providers, acquisition choices of system purchasers, and evaluations of new concepts by researchers in academia and industry.
As computer systems have become more complex and mission-critical, it is imperative for systems engineers and researchers to have metrics for a system's dependability, reliability, availability, and serviceability. Dependability benchmarks are useful for guiding development efforts for system providers, acquisition choices of system purchasers, and evaluations of new concepts by researchers in academia and industry.
This book gathers together all dependability benchmarks developed to date by industry and academia and explains the various principles and concepts of dependability benchmarking. It collects the expert knowledge of DBench, a research project funded by the European Union, and the IFIP Special Interest Group on Dependability Benchmarking, to shed light on this important area. It also provides a large panorama of examples and recommendations for defining dependability benchmarks.
Dependability Benchmarking for Computer Systems includes contributions from a credible mix of industrial and academic sources: IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Critical Software, Carnegie Mellon University, LAAS-CNRS, Technical University of Valencia, University of Coimbra, and University of Illinois. It is an invaluable resource for engineers, researchers, system vendors, system purchasers, computer industry consultants, and system integrators.
 | Author(s) : Guus Schreiber, Hans Akkermans, Anjo Anjewierden, Robert de Hoog et al. Publisher : The MIT Press Date : 1999 Pages : 471 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0262193000 DOWNLOAD |
The disciplines of knowledge engineering and knowledge management are closely tied. Knowledge engineering deals with the development ofinformation systems in which knowledge and reasoning play pivotal roles. Knowledge management, a newly developed field at the intersection ofcomputer science and management, deals with knowledge as a key resource in modern organizations. Managing knowledge within an organization is inconceivable without the use of advanced information systems; the design and implementation of such systems pose great organization as well as technical challenges. The book covers in an integrated fashion the complete route from corporate knowledge management, through knowledge analysis and engineering, to the design and implementation of knowledge-intensive information systems. The CommonKADS methodology, developed over the last decade by an industry-university consortium led by the authors, is used throughout the book. CommonKADS makes as much use as possible of the new UML notation standard. Beyond information systems applications, all software engineering and computer systems projects in which knowledge plays an important role stand to benefit from the CommonKADS methodology.
About the Author
Guus Schreiber and Robert de Hoog are Associate Professors, and Bob Wielinga is Professor, of Social Science Informatics at the University of Amsterdam. Hans Akkermans is Professor of Business Informatics at the Free University of Amsterdam. Anjo Anjewierden is Senior Researcher at the University of Amsterdam. Nigel Shadbolt is Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham. Walter Van de Velde is Research Director of Starlab, Belgium.
Guus Schreiber and Robert de Hoog are Associate Professors, and Bob Wielinga is Professor, of Social Science Informatics at the University of Amsterdam. Hans Akkermans is Professor of Business Informatics at the Free University of Amsterdam. Anjo Anjewierden is Senior Researcher at the University of Amsterdam. Nigel Shadbolt is Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham. Walter Van de Velde is Research Director of Starlab, Belgium.
 | Author(s) : Ada Scupola Publisher : Information Science Reference Date : 2008 Pages : 324 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1605660647 DOWNLOAD |
After the first wave of e-commerce and e-business implementations, we are witnessing an e-services paradigm shift in the way businesses, governments and consumers are using Internet-based technologies and mobile communications to innovate and produce new products and services. Cases on Managing E-Services presents a wide range of real-life case studies in e-services in fields such as e-libraries, e-medicine, and e-insurance. Providing concrete examples of successes and pitfalls of e-services management, this unprecedented scholarly contribution also offers a much-needed definition and typology of e-services and their main characteristics through theoretical papers and case studies
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| Author(s) : Lin Padgham, Michael Winikoff Publisher : Wiley Date : 2004 Pages : 241 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0470861207 DOWNLOAD |
Intelligent agent technology is a tool of modern computer science that can be used to engineer complex computer programmes that behave rationally in dynamic and changing environments. Applications range from small programmes that intelligently search the Web buying and selling goods via electronic commerce, to autonomous space probes.
This powerful technology is not widely used, however, as developing intelligent agent software requires high levels of training and skill. The authors of this book have developed and tested a methodology and tools for developing intelligent agent systems. With this methodology (Prometheus) developers can start agent-oriented designs and implementations easily from scratch saving valuable time and resources. Developing Intelligent Agent Systems not only answers the questions “what are agents?” and “why are they useful?” but also the crucial question: “how do I design and build intelligent agent systems?” The book covers everything a practitioner needs to know to begin to effectively use this technology - including an introduction to the notion of agents, a description of the concepts involved, and a software engineering methodology.
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This is the first book to take a truly comprehensive look at clustering. It begins with an introduction to cluster analysis and goes on to explore: proximity measures; hierarchical clustering; partition clustering; neural network-based clustering; kernel-based clustering; sequential data clustering; large-scale data clustering; data visualization and high-dimensional data clustering; and cluster validation. The authors assume no previous background in clustering and their generous inclusion of examples and references help make the subject matter comprehensible for readers of varying levels and backgrounds.
 | Author(s) : Roger Lee (Editor) Publisher : Springer; 1st edition Date : 2008 Pages : 248 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540707743 DOWNLOAD |
The 6th ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2008) was held in Prague in the Czech Republic on August 20 – 22. SERA ’08 featured excellent theoretical and practical contributions in the areas of formal methods and tools, requirementsengineering, software process models, communication systems and networks, software quality and evaluation, software engineering, networks and mobile computing, parallel/distributed computing, software testing, reuse and metrics, database retrieval, computer security, software architectures and modeling. Our conference officers selected the best 17 papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the conference in order to publish them in this volume. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted by members or the program committee, and underwent further rounds of RIGOROUS REVIEWS
 | Author(s) : Chris Dale, Tom Anderson (Editors) Publisher : Springer; 1st edition Date : 2009 Pages : 236 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1848823487 DOWNLOAD |
"Safety-Critical Systems: Problems, Process and Practice" contains the papers presented at the seventeenth annual Safety-critical Systems Symposium, held at Brighton, UK, in February 2009.
The Symposium is for engineers, managers and academics in the field of system safety, across all industry sectors, so the papers making up this volume offer a wide-ranging coverage of current safety topics, and a blend of academic research and industrial experience. They include both recent developments in the field and discussion of open issues that will shape future progress.
The first paper reflects a tutorial - on Hazard Analysis - held on the first day of the Symposium. The subsequent 14 papers are presented under the headings of the Symposium's sessions: the Economics of Safety, Transport Safety, Safety in Society, New Challenges, Safety Assessment and Safety Standards.
The book will be of interest to both academics and practitioners working in the safety-critical systems arena. | Author(s) : Selmer Bringsjord, David A. Ferrucci Publisher : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Date : 1999 Pages : 253 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 080581986X DOWNLOAD |
Is human creativity a wall that AI can never scale? Many people are happy to admit that experts in many domains can be matched by either knowledge-based or sub-symbolic systems, but even some AI researchers harbor the hope that when it comes to feats of sheer brilliance, mind over machine is an unalterable fact. In this book, the authors push AI toward a time when machines can autonomously write not just humdrum stories of the sort seen for years in AI, but first-rate fiction thought to be the province of human genius. It reports on five years of effort devoted to building a story generator--the BRUTUS.1 system.
This book was written for three general reasons. The first theoretical reason for investing time, money, and talent in the quest for a truly creative machine is to work toward an answer to the question of whether we ourselves are machines. The second theoretical reason is to silence those who believe that logic is forever closed off from the emotional world of creativity. The practical rationale for this endeavor, and the third reason, is that machines able to work alongside humans in arenas calling for creativity will have incalculable worth
 | Author(s) : Marcello Coppola, Miltos D. Grammatikakis, Riccardo Locatelli, Giuseppe Maruccia, Lorenzo Pieralisi Publisher : CRC; 1st edition Date : 2008 Pages : 288 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1420044710 DOWNLOAD |
Written by leading experts in the field, Design of Cost-Efficient Interconnect Processing Units: Spidergon STNoC comprehensively examines the current state-of-the-art and future trends in multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC), in particular network-on-chip (NoC) design. Incorporating simple methods with easy-to-understand examples, this book considers a wealth of important theoretical and practical topics, such as technological deep sub-micron effects, generic NoC components, topological properties, embeddings of common communication patterns, and system-level design. A complementary CD-ROM features a practical NoC training approach based on the award-winning OCCN environment.
 | Author(s) : Gary Walker Publisher : Harris Kern's Enterprise Computing Institute Date : 2001 Pages : 168 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 013030770X DOWNLOAD |
In the past three decades, businesses have made staggering investments in technology to increase their productivity and efficiency. The technologicalinfrastructure of these companies has become increasingly sophisticated and complex. Most companies today are extremely dependent on their technological infrastructure. Operating without it is like trying to run a business without a telephone or electricity. Businesses depend on their technology at least as much as, perhaps more than, any other utility. However, unlike the telephone and electric industries, technology has not had the benefit of 100 + years to mature under the control of a handful of companies. Thousands of companies contribute to technology, each doing whatever they think will sell the best. Extreme and rapid innovation is the rule, not the exception. Change is the rule, not the exception. The resulting complexity has posed a new challenge for companies: how to realize the potential and anticipated benefits of the investments in an environment of constant change.
 | Author(s) : Howard Eisner Publisher : Wiley Date : 2005 Pages : 221 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0471690066 DOWNLOAD |
Nine innovative methods to think outside the box and solve complex system problems
Managing Complex Systems provides specific tools and guidance needed to be a more creative and innovative thinker. Following the author's methodology, the reader will be better able to devise and implement nontraditional solutions to seemingly intractable complex problems. By challenging the reader to think in new and creative ways, the book offers a road map to success, whether measured in terms of competitive advantage, greater market share, improved productivity, or higher profits, all based upon better solutions to difficult problems
 | Author(s) : Dezhen Song Publisher : Springer; 1st edition Date : 2009 Pages : 188 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 354088064X DOWNLOAD |
The monograph written by Dezhen Song is focused on a robotic camera simultaneously controlled by multiple online users via the Internet. A challengingmatch between the collaboratively tele-operated robotic cameras and the needs from nature environment observation is sought, which greatly extends the domain of online robots in both application and technology development directions, including building construction site monitoring, public spacesurveillance, and distance education. New solutions are proposed which demonstrate the enormous potential of Internet-based infrastructures for immediate success in the market.
 | Author(s) : Gina Carrillo Publisher : QUE Date : 2003 Pages : 256 Format : CHM ISBN-10 : 0789730707 DOWNLOAD |
Easy Microsoft Money 2004 is the perfect book for beginners who want to learn Microsoft’s financial software through a visual, full-color approach. Topics include the Credit Center, Bill Estimator, portfolio customization, importing Quicken files, tracking your income and expenses, budgeting, managing account activity and much more! More than 100 tasks are covered, teaching you the basics of Money and arming you to make wise financial choices.
 | Author(s) : Raul Rojas, J. Feldman Publisher : Springer Date : 1996 Pages : 509 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540605053 DOWNLOAD |
Neural networks are a computing paradigm that is finding increasing attention among computer scientists. In this book, theoretical laws and models previously scattered in the literature are brought together into a general theory of artificial neural nets. Always with a view to biology and starting with the simplest nets, it is shown how the properties of models change when more general computing elements and net topologies are introduced. Each chapter contains examples, numerous illustrations, and a bibliography. The book is aimed at readers who seek an overview of the field or who wish to deepen their knowledge. It is suitable as a basis for university courses in neurocomputing.
 | Author(s) : Hassan A. Farhat Publisher : CRC; 1st edition Date : 2003 Pages : 512 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0849311918 DOWNLOAD |
This text introduces digital design for computer systems. It summarizes the tools of logic design and their mathematical basis and provides an overview of combinational and sequential circuits. The author presents the complete design of an AC-based CPU, allowing readers to apply digital design directly to computer architecture. This book differs from traditional digital design texts by providing an accompanying CD that includes the majority of circuits highlighted in the text, delivering hands-on experience in the simulation of circuit functionality. Vendor-independent and making minimal reference to electrical properties, the book allows emphasis on the general design principles
 | Author(s) : Michel Chein Publisher : Springer Date : 2008 Pages : 444 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1848002858 ISBN-13 : 978-1848002852 DOWNLOAD |
This book addresses the question of how far it is possible to go in knowledge representation and reasoning by representing knowledge with graphs (in the graph theory sense) and reasoning with graph operations.
The authors have carefully structured the book with the first part covering basic conceptual graphs, the second developing the computational aspects, and the final section pooling the kernel extensions. An appendix summarizes the basic mathematical notions.
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive view on the computational facets of conceptual graphs. The mathematical prerequisites are minimal and the material presented can be used in artificial intelligence courses at graduate level upwards | Author(s) : Ian East Publisher : CRC; 1st edition Date : 1990 Pages : 464 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0273030388 DOWNLOAD |
This textbook covers topics which cross the border between hardware and software and should be of value to both students of computer science andelectronic engineering. It shows how one may proceed "top-down" through software engineering to arrive at the fundamental programming constructs that one wishes to run as process. Finally one arrives at the fundamental atoms of programming which must be available to make a universally programmable machine. Explanation is given of what the components of a computer are, how they are connected together and how they in turn are constructed. No particular technology is assumed. A full understanding of any machine architecture is not possible without programming it at the assembler level. It is shown with many examples, how instructions may be grouped to form process/constructs and how data objects may be defined.
 | Author(s) : Gonzalo Leon Publisher : Springer Date : 2008 Pages : 570 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0387875026 ISBN-13 : 978-0387875026 DOWNLOAD |
The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and human-computer interaction. Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields are featured. These results often precede journal publication and represent the most current research. The principal aim of the IFIP series is to encourage education and the dissemination and exchange of information about all aspects of computing
 | Author(s) : P. Lucas Publisher : IOS Date : 2008 Pages : 282 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1586038737 ISBN-13 : 978-1586038731 DOWNLOAD |
This book brings together results from different branches of computer science (in particular, artificial intelligence), medical informatics and medicine to examine cutting edge approaches to computer-based guideline modeling, verification and interpretation. Different methods have been developed to support the development, deployment, maintenance and use of evidence-based guidelines, using techniques from artificial intelligence, softwareengineering, medical informatics and formal methods. Such methods employ different representation formalisms and computational techniques. As the guideline-related research spans a wide range of research communities, a comprehensive integration of the results of these communities was lacking. It is the intention of this book to fill this gap. It is the first book of its kind that partially has the nature of a textbook
 | Author(s) : Christian Blum Publisher : Springer Date : 2008 Pages : 286 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 3540740880 ISBN-13 : 978-3540740889 DOWNLOAD |
Swarm intelligence is a modern artificial intelligence discipline that is concerned with the design of multiagent systems with applications, e.g., in optimization and in robotics. The design paradigm for these systems is fundamentally different from more traditional approaches.
Instead of a sophisticated controller that governs the global behavior of the system, the swarm intelligence principle is based on many unsophisticated entities that cooperate in order to exhibit a desired behavior. Inspiration for the design of these systems is taken from the collective behavior of social insects such as ants, termites, bees, and wasps, as well as from the behavior of other animal societies such as flocks of birds or schools of fish. Colonies of social insects have mesmerized researchers for many years. However, the principles that govern their behavior remained unknown for a long time. Even though the single members of these societies are unsophisticated individuals, they are able to achieve complex tasks in cooperation. Coordinated behavior emerges from relatively simple actions or interactions between the individuals.
 | Author(s) : A. Saha Publisher : Infinity Science Press Date : 2007 Pages : 492 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1934015032 ISBN-13 : 978-1934015032 DOWNLOAD |
This text/reference provides students and practicing engineers with an introduction to the classical methods of designing electrical circuits, but incorporates modern logic design techniques used in the latest microprocessors, microcontrollers, microcomputers, and various LSI components. The book provides a review of the classical methods e.g., the basic concepts of Boolean algebra, combinational logic and sequential logic procedures, before engaging in the practical design approach and the use of computer-aided tools. The book is enriched with numerous examples (and their solutions), over 500 illustrations, and includes a CD-ROM with simulations, additional figures, and third party software to illustrate the concepts discussed in the book.
FEATURES
* Designed as a text/reference to provide students and practicing engineers with information on both classical methods and modern industry applications
* Modern applications are discussed in detail, including Karnaugh maps, PLD notation (PAL, PLA, FPGA) and more
* Covers fundamental topics as Boolean algebra, logic gates, flip-flops, minimization, etc.
* Designed as a text/reference to provide students and practicing engineers with information on both classical methods and modern industry applications
* Modern applications are discussed in detail, including Karnaugh maps, PLD notation (PAL, PLA, FPGA) and more
* Covers fundamental topics as Boolean algebra, logic gates, flip-flops, minimization, etc.
 | Author(s) : M. Goyal Publisher : Infinity Science Press Date : 2007 Pages : 588 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0977858251 ISBN-13 : 978-0977858255 DOWNLOAD |
Advances in fields such as bioengineering, industrial engineering, and robotic design now require engineers and scientists to have a sound background in both numerical methods and statistical methods to optimize performance and minimize error in problem-solving applications. By joining statistical analysis with computer-based numerical methods, this book bridges the gap between theory and practice with software-based examples, flow charts, and applications. Designed for engineering and math students as well as practicing engineers and scientists, the book has numerous examples with in-text solutions. It covers the sequence of mathematical topics needed by the majority of university courses, including calculus, error-handling, and ODEs; in addition, the book covers statistical computation and testing of hypothesis usually omitted from numerical methods texts. Using flow charts and computer programs, the authors demonstrate how the mathematical concepts will be implemented in practical applications such as circuits, signal processing, and more.
About the Author
M. Goyal is a university instructor and the author of twelve books on mathematical topics.
M. Goyal is a university instructor and the author of twelve books on mathematical topics.
 | Author(s) : Matthias Paul Scholz Publisher : Apress Date : 2007 Pages : 378 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1590598431 DOWNLOAD |
This book is organized around chapters that recreate five inventions of Leonardo da Vinci using LEGO.
Each of these chapters consists of the following:
* A lecture on the historical background
* A discussion of the hardware challenges the invention imposes on a LEGO model and the solution
* Complete step-by-step building instructions
* Programming instructions for each of the five programming environments the book uses.
* A lecture on the historical background
* A discussion of the hardware challenges the invention imposes on a LEGO model and the solution
* Complete step-by-step building instructions
* Programming instructions for each of the five programming environments the book uses.
 | Author(s) : Marvin Zelowitz (editor) Publisher : Academic Press Date : 2007 Pages : 343 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 9780123737458 DOWNLOAD |
In volume 69 of the Advances in Computers we present five chapters that discuss significant changes to both the hardware and software of present daycomputers. These chapters in the ever-changing landscape of information technology address how computers are evolving to address our differing needs for information technology as the computer becomes more ubiquitous in our everyday life. This series began back in 1960 and annually we present three volumes that offer approximately 18 chapters that describe the latest technology in the use of computers today.
 | Author(s) : Erol Gelenbe Publisher : Imperial College Press Date : 2006 Pages : 288 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 1860946615 DOWNLOAD |
Computer system performance evaluation is a key discipline for the understanding of the behavior and limitations of large scale computer systems andnetworks. This volume provides an overview of the milestones and major developments of the field, written in honor of the late Professor Kenneth C. Sevcik of the University of Toronto.
The contributors to the book include many of the principal leaders from industry and academia with a truly international coverage, including several IEEE and ACM Fellows, two Fellows of the US National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the European Academy, and a former President of the Association of Computing Machinery.
 | Author(s) : Denise Vu Broady, Holly A. Roland Publisher : Wiley Date : 2008 Pages : 362 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0470333170 DOWNLOAD |
GRC is an acronym that may be Greek to the uninitiated, but chances are if you picked up this book, you are at least interested in knowing what it means. And even if not everyone knows what GRC means, the concepts involved are ones that everyone understands.
The G is governance. In short, this means taking care of business, making sure that things are done according to your standards (and those of the everpresent regulators, not to mention your company’s Board of Directors). It also means setting forth clearly your expectations of what should be done so that everyone is on the same page with regard to how your company is run.
 | Author(s) : Padma Raghavan, and Horst D. Simon Edited by Michael A. Heroux Publisher : Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematic Date : 2006 Pages : 397 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0898716195 DOWNLOAD |
An up-to-date reference for researchers and application developers on the state of the art in scientific computing. The book also serves as an excellent overview and introduction, especially for graduate and senior-level undergraduate students interested in computational modeling and simulation and related computer science and applied mathematics aspects.
 | Author(s) : Sajjan G. Shiva Publisher : CRC; 3nd edition Date : 2000 Pages : 730 Format : PDF ISBN-10 : 0824703685 DOWNLOAD |
This unique and classroom-proven text provides a hands-on introduction to the design of a computer system-depicting, step by step, the arrangement of a simple but complete hypothetical computer followed by detailed architectural features of existing computer systems as enhancements to thestructure of the simple computer. Changes in the Third Edition of Computer Design and Architecture include:
* updates to reflect contemporary organizations and devices
* new technologies and devices in combinatorial and integrated circuits
* new technologies in sequential circuits
* new technologies in memory and storage
* the latest architecture examples
* contemporary memory hierarchy concepts
* updates to reflect contemporary organizations and devices
* new technologies and devices in combinatorial and integrated circuits
* new technologies in sequential circuits
* new technologies in memory and storage
* the latest architecture examples
* contemporary memory hierarchy concepts
Ideal for one- or two-semester courses! With end-of-chapter summaries, references, and problems, as well as over 250 drawings and tables, Computer Design and Architecture, Third Edition is a classroom-tested text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in electrical and computer engineering and computer science taking design courses such as Computer Systems Design, Computer Hardware Design, Computer Architecture, Computer Organization, and Assembly Language Programming
