Representation of Information in Software and Data Bases.
Abstract
A research program that examined the ways in which information can be represented in software and data bases is described. In the software production arena, structure was imposed on programs through the application of program design methodologies in the design phase. Modification performance and mental models formed during the experiment were examined as a function of design methodology for student and professional programmers. The data suggested that program structure had a much stronger influence on the student programmers. Further, the data showed that where program design led to different mental models, it also led to differences in modification performance. In the data base arena, the focus of the research was on the impact of structuring the information contained in the data base on the retrievability
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA183181
Entities
People
- Deborah A. Boehm-davis
- Matthew Koll
- Robert W. Holt
Organizations
- George Mason University