Advances in Computers

by Marvin Zelkowitz Ph.D., MS, BS.

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Advances in Computers remains at the forefront in presenting the new developments in the ever-changing field of information technology. Since 1960, Advances in Computers has chronicled the constantly shifting theories and methods of this technology that greatly shape our lives today.

Volume 56 presents eight chapters that describe how the software, hardware and applications of computers are changing the use of computers during the early part of the 21st century:

* Software Evolution and the Staged Model of the Software Lifecycle

* Embedded Software

* Empirical Studies of Quality Models in Object-Oriented Systems

* Software Fault Prevention by Language Choice

* Quantum computing and communication

* Exception Handling

* Breaking the Robustness Barrier: Recent Progress on the Design of Robust Multimodal Systems

* Using Data Mining to Discover the Preferences of Computer Criminals

As the longest-running continuous serial on computers, Advances in Computers presents technologies that will affect the industry in the years to come, covering hot topics from fundamentals to applications. Additionally, readers benefit from contributions of both academic and industry professionals of the highest caliber.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780120121595
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/19/2003
Series:	Advances in Computers , #59
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

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Table of Contents

Preface.
Contributors.
Collaborative Development Environments, G. Booch and A.W. Brown.
Tool Support for Experience-based Software Development Methodologies, S. Henninger.
Why New Software Processes Are Not Adopted, S. Rifkin.
Impact Analysis in Software Evolution, M. Lindvall.
Coherence protocols for Bus-based and Scalable Multiprocesors, Internet, and Wireless Distributed Computing Environments: A Survey, J. Sustersic and A. Hurson.

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Volume 34 of this important series continues the presentation of subjects of both current and continuing interest in computer and information science, with contributors offering substantial review and tutorial articles in their areas of expertise. Included in v.34 are chapters on software reuse, multisensory computer vision, parallel computer architecture, associative memory, image databases, and paradigms for information system development. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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"Mandatory for academic libraries supporting computer science departments" —CHOICE

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