The age of parallel processing is upon us. For the past twenty or so years, the field of automatid computation has burgeoned so that virtually every aspect of our lives is touched in some way by new technology and applications. Through the advancement of technology and the development of new problem-solving methods, we have experienced a steady ince…
personal computers, computer networks, large data bases, color graphic and computer-based models are among the technological developments which are stimulating interset in the use of compuers to support decision making. Such uses are being called desicion support systems (DSS). DSS Differ from the traditional recordkeeping and tranaction processing …
On 15 January 1999, AT&T's nationwide long-distance network wa crippled for nine hours by a software fault. Millions of call were blocked. Businesses such as travel agencies that depend on telephone service were virtually shut down. This was yet another demonstration of the importance of software in our lives and the sensitivity of our society to so…