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The Computing collection presents a range of foundational and applied content across computer and data science, including fields such as Artificial Intelligence; Computational Modelling; Computer Networks, Computer Organization & Architecture, Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition, Data Management; Embedded Systems & Computer Engineering; HCI/User Interface Design; Information Security; Machine Learning; Network Security; Software Engineering.

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    • Kermit

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Bozzano G Luisa
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 3 9 5 0
      This authoritative, all-in-one introduction, manual, and complete reference shows readers - at all levels of technical expertise - how to use Kermit to transfer diverse data between different computer systems and data communications environments. Using tutorials, case studies, and examples of actual Kermit codes, it provides instructions for basic use and a detailed description of the Kermit protocols: * File management through protocols * Command referencing and extended features * Telecommunications protocols

    • Operational Amplifiers

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Jiri Dostal
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 2 3 6 6
      This book provides the reader with the practical knowledge necessary to select and use operational amplifier devices. It presents an extensive treatment of applications and a practically oriented, unified theory of operational circuits.

    • Concise Encyclopedia of Software Engineering

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 1
      • October 22, 2013
      • Derrick Morris
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 6 8 4 6
      This Concise Encyclopedia of Software Engineering is intended to provide compact coverage of the knowledge relevant to the practicing software engineer. The content has been chosen to provide an introduction to the theory and techniques relevant to the software of a broad class of computer applications. It is supported by examples of particular applications and their enabling technologies. This Encyclopedia will be of value to new practitioners who need a concise overview and established practitioners who need to read about the "penumbra" surrounding their own specialities. It will also be useful to professionals from other disciplines who need to gain some understanding of the various aspects of software engineering which underpin complex information and control systems, and the thinking behind them.

    • Intelligence as Adaptive Behavior

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • B. Chandrasekaran
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 8 1 2 3
      The "intelligence" of traditional artificial intelligence systems is notoriously narrow and inflexible--incapabl... of adapting to the constantly changing circumstances of the real world. Although traditional artificial intelligence systems can be successful in narrowly prescribed domains, they are inappropriate for dynamic, complex domains, such as autonomous robot navigation.**This book proposes an alternative methodology for designing intelligent systems based on a model of intelligence as adaptive behavior. The author describes an experiment in computational neuroethology--the computer modeling of neuronal control of behavior--in which the nervous system for an artificial insect is modeled. The experiment demonstrates that simple, complete intelligent agents are able to cope with complex, dynamic environments--sugges... that adaptive models of intelligence, based on biological bases of adaptive behavior, may prove to be very useful in the design of intelligent, autonomous systems.

    • Characterization of Integrated Circuit Packaging Materials

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Thomas Moore
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 2 3 4 2
      Chapters in this volume address important characteristics of IC packages. Analytical techniques appropriate for IC package characterization are demonstrated through examples of the measurement of critical performance parameters and the analysis of key technological problems of IC packages. Issues are discussed which affect a variety of package types, including plastic surface-mount packages, hermetic packages, and advanced designs such as flip-chip, chip-on-board and multi-chip models.

    • Massively Parallel Processing Applications and Development

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • L. Dekker + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 0 4 3 0
      The contributions of a diverse selection of international hardware and software specialists are assimilated in this book's exploration of the development of massively parallel processing (MPP). The emphasis is placed on industrial applications and collaboration with users and suppliers from within the industrial community consolidates the scope of the publication.From a practical point of view, massively parallel data processing is a vital step to further innovation in all areas where large amounts of data must be processed in parallel or in a distributed manner, e.g. fluid dynamics, meteorology, seismics, molecular engineering, image processing, parallel data base processing. MPP technology can make the speed of computation higher and substantially reduce the computational costs. However, to achieve these features, the MPP software has to be developed further to create user-friendly programming systems and to become transparent for present-day computer software.Application of novel electro-optic components and devices is continuing and will be a key for much more general and powerful architectures. Vanishing of communication hardware limitations will result in the elimination of programming bottlenecks in parallel data processing. Standardization of the functional characteristics of a programming model of massively parallel computers will become established. Then efficient programming environments can be developed. The result will be a widespread use of massively parallel processing systems in many areas of application.

    • Newnes Electronics Engineers Pocket Book

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Keith Brindley
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 1 9 9 4
      This book is packed with information and material which everyone involved in electronics will find indispensable. Now when you need to know a transistor's characteristics, or an integrated circuit's pinout details, simply look it up! The book is full of tables, symbols, formulae, conversions and illustrations.

    • Information Technology Standards

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Martin Libicki
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 2 4 8 9
      This book examines information technology standards and discusses what they are, what they do, how they originate, and how they evolve.While standards are important in improving system interoperability and thereby increasing economic productivity, they are unlikely to achieve their full potential due to a variety of factors, chief of which is the politics of the standard process itself.Libicki points out that the government is not likely the best source for designing and promoting standards. He does an excellent job of breaking down many complex technical issues and presenting them in a fashion that technical people can enjoy and policy makers can understand.

    • Decision Support in Public Administration

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 26
      • October 22, 2013
      • P.W.G. Bots + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 8 1 4 8 5 2
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 9 3 4 3 1
      The vast flow of information to be considered by policy and decision makers in national and local governments is continuing to expand during the 1990s, whilst budgets for staff to process the information are being tightened. This publication provides a forum for the examination of the problem. It aims to focus the efforts of researchers and practitioners more effectively in applying information technology to increase the performance of decision makers in public administration despite the limited resources. Topics explored include the following: design considerations and approaches for, and practical experiences with, communication and information processing infrastructure and applications at the workplace level; the design and implementation of support systems for individual or group decision making in governmental and municipal settings; modelling and model management techniques, based on case reports of successful and unsuccessful modelling efforts; concepts, approaches and models for re-designing tasks and processes in public administration; issues and challenges in integrating the information systems of several governmental bodies. The book is divided into two parts for the discussion of these themes - the first section deals primarily with theoretical and conceptual issues; the second part contains papers with a stronger emphasis on systems, their functionality and experiences in their development and application. The authors' affiliations (17 organizations from 8 different countries) indicates the international nature of the contributions. The ideas put forward in their papers show that research into supporting decision making in public administration is well on its way but that the research area is vast, with yet many hills to scale.

    • Microprocessors

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • O. A. R. Cornillie
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 1 7 2 8 7
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 4 9 7 0 7
      Microprocessors presents an overview of the state of the art in the field of microprocessors and illustrates, with the aid of patents, its utilization and application. Organized into six parts, the book begins with an introduction to the microprocessor, microcomputer, and software. Parts I-III focus on program control, digital control, and electrical motor control. Subsequent parts show the medical applications, measuring instruments, and treatment of data in microprocessors.

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