The terms in this glossary come from the fields of electronics, communications, systems analysis, mathematics, and computer science. When two or more terms have the same meaning, the preferred term is noted. Relationships between terms are shown by descriptive cross-referencing expressions (i.e., similar to, contrasted with, related to, clarified…

Register transfer level (RTL) descriptions of digital systems have certain advantages over other descriptive techniques, especially during early phases of the design effort. There are at least three identifiable major uses for RTL-type descriptions. First, RTL can serve as documentation of digital processor behavior, recording in a concise fashion…

This publication presents Humboldt State College's experience with the pilot testing of the Resource Requirements Prediction Model (RRPM), an analytic computer designed to aid management decisionmaking and planning in institutions of higher education. RRPM has great potential as a planning tool that can improve resource management in higher…

A presentation of how the Census Bureau will use computer science to gather the many kinds of information needed for the 1980 census. (HB)

Based upon types of documents cited, age of cited literature, and core journals cited, the proceedings of a national computer conference are analyzed in order to measure how academics and practitioners differ in their use of published information. Methodology and results are described. (CWM)

Sets forth the many factors involved in deciding whether to purchase, lease, or contract for transportation scheduling services. Describes how one school district solved the problem. (Author/MLF)

The operation of the microcomputer requires one or more clocks or timers to measure intervals of different magnitudes. Methods are discussed for measuring time intervals on PET in hours, minutes, seconds, microseconds, miscellaneous units, and timing events on external devices. Directions are added for BASIC program applications of timing…

The "Traveling Salesman" and similar combinatorial programming tasks encountered in operations research are discussed as possible data analysis models in psychology, for example, in developmental scaling, Guttman scaling, profile smoothing, and data array clustering. A short overview of various computational approaches from this area of…

A description of the possibilities of directly interrogating a multi-lingual terminology data bank via video display units in the TEAM Program Systems. The purpose of the data bank is to give machine aid to translators and to relieve them of time-consuming routine work. (AMH)

A computer at Valley View Schools, Illinois, is used to collect, store, maintain, and retrieve information about a school district's human resources. The system was designed to increase the efficiency and thoroughness of personnel and payroll record keeping, and reporting functions. (Author/MLF)

Discusses the electronic data processing system used by the San Lorenzo Unified School District, California, and explains how it has saved the district money. (Author/MLF)

Describes the components and the capabilities of nine minicomputers and how they are capable of serving as a terminal with remote IBM 360 or 370 computers. (MLF)

A computer system at George Washington University prevents unauthorized long distance telephone calls, resulting in a net savings of about 30 percent. (Author/MLF)

The authors state that the need to define functional computer literacy is likely to be an ongoing one. They discuss computer literacy skills, barriers to universal application, comprehension skills, and mastery of the operating system. (CT)

Reviews the development of artificial intelligence systems and the mechanisms used, including knowledge representation, programing languages, and problem processing systems. Eleven books and 6 journals are listed as sources of information on artificial intelligence. (23 references) (CLB)