COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION FLOW

Abstract

The purpose is to provide a general introduction to the field, to pin down its unique terminology and jargon, to identify the various types of computers and the scope of computational capabilities, and to provide some rules of thumb which can be applied in determining whether a need for such a capability exists or not.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0668417

Entities

People

  • R. L. Patrick

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Computers
  • Batch Processing
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Core Storage
  • Corporations
  • Data Processing
  • Digital Computers
  • Input Output Devices
  • Inventory
  • Magnetic Drums
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Manufacturing
  • Money

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design