An Essay on Computing.

Abstract

An essay is presented on the nature and difficulties of working on or with computing systems. It is hoped that the intelligent layman can read past any unfamiliar jargon and still be convinced, along with the 'occasional programmer', that modern computing is mainly about the creation and management of the complex. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA036112

Entities

People

  • D. M. Gilbey

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Binary Arithmetic
  • Classification
  • Computations
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • High Level Languages
  • Language
  • Mathematics
  • Numbers
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Reliability
  • Standards

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Educational Psychology
  • Theoretical Analysis.