Discusses ethical, legal, scientific, and technological considerations affecting the confidentiality of information in data systems. (JF)

Data from a survey of colleges and universities indicate most offer some academic program in electronic data processing, but only larger institutions offer computer science as a major field. (Author/RA)

Describes a system for payroll reporting from geographically disparate locations in which data is entered, edited, and verified locally on minicomputers and then uploaded to a central computer for the standard payroll process. Communications and hardware, time-reporting software, data input techniques, system implementation, and its advantages are…

A comprehensive article that discusses recent developments in the computer field, the use of computers in the classroom, and the development of a computer science curriculum for the secondary school. Costs of computers are discussed, and the need for qualified computer science teachers is stressed. Descriptions of computer science programs at…