Proposes a microprocessor-based architecture that makes large use of parallelism both in processing and in retrieval operations. The proposed system consists of three functional blocks: the query processor, simple query executers, and the answer composer. Twenty-one references are listed. (FM)

Describes a course in information processing which combines word processing (WP) and date processing (DP). The purpose of the course is to make students aware that WP and DP should not work in isolation but together for the common good of the organization. (JOW)

Describes a data processing exercise for social studies in the primary grades. Students create a histogram out of building blocks to represent the number of siblings in their families. Pictures of men, women, boys, and girls are used to construct a pictorial graph of the number of adults and children in students' families. (AM)

An encoding approach was designed to track developmentally disabled clients through a continuum of services in a service delivery system. After four years of use, the reliability of the encoding system was evaluated and found to be an effective means of tracking clients through a service delivery system. (Author/JKS)

Discusses philosophy, facts, and opinions regarding the definition of computer literacy; presents suggested computer literacy course content; and recommends delivery systems or methodologies that can be used for instructional purposes. (Author)

There has been very little discussion of the issues in developing an occupational card sort despite the growing interest in this technique. Discusses these issues as they arose in developing an occupational card-sort system, known as Occu-Sort, and describes how card-sort developers have resolved them. (Author)

A computer system assists the Arlington Independent School District's newly created tax office in all phases of its operation: property appraisal, billing, collecting, and record-keeping. (Author)

There is a demand in industry for both computer science graduates and business information systems graduates. Educators need to start this training at the secondary level with an introduction to all phases of data processing for any interested student. (CT)

Presents procedure, mixed-radix positional number algorithm, for reducing set of numerous changes and stabilities in multiple roles at given time to a single empirical code. Demonstrates applicability and utility of procedure to wide array of complex family analyses through a simple pedagogical example. (Author/NB)

Reviews requirements for a data archive system and describes storage media alternatives that are currently available. Topics discussed include data storage; data distribution; hierarchical storage architecture, including inline storage, online storage, nearline storage, and offline storage; magnetic disks; optical disks; conventional magnetic…

Describes recordkeeping for the National Spanish Examinations by the Metropolitan New York Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP). The layout of census and attendance forms is described, and the use of a word processing or database program to help organize and utilize information obtained from those forms…

Reasons/methods for standardizing discriminant function coefficients are reviewed, and use of the pooled within-groups variance estimate is examined. Use of total or pooled within-groups estimates can be justified only on purely mathematical grounds. Total variance estimates offer a more consistent and parsimonious approach than do pooled…

Describes the theoretical framework of a retrieval system that uses data structures called bitmaps to improve search algorithms for medium-sized systems. Information retrieval systems that contain the full text of the documents are discussed, and the use of inverted files such as concordances for small texts is explained. (24 references) (LRW)

Mathematics curriculum for students in grades 5 through 8 should include explorations of statistics in real world situations. Provides a sample data-exploration activity. (ASK)

Explains how libraries can use data mining techniques for more effective data collection. Highlights include three phases: data selection and acquisition; data preparation and processing, including a discussion of the use of XML (extensible markup language); and data interpretation and integration, including database management systems. (LRW)