Specification of Computer Systems by Objectives.

Eltoft, Douglas

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Publication Date: 1989

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Specification of Computer Systems by Objectives.

Eltoft, Douglas

Academic Computing, v3 n6 p20-23,48-51 Feb 1989

Discusses the evolution of mainframe and personal computers, and presents a case study of a network developed at the University of Iowa called the Iowa Computer-Aided Engineering Network (ICAEN) that combines Macintosh personal computers with Apollo workstations. Functional objectives are stressed as the best measure of system performance. (LRW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Microcomputers, Objectives, Systems Analysis

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Language: English

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