ACM-NATIONAL-CONFERENCE

While growth of the computer industry and the computing profession have been phenomenal, this growth has not been accompanied by improved communication between top executives in user organizations and their DP managers about effective use of the new ...

Geographic base files and data bases are unique from other digital data because they must be related to specific places on the earth's surface. Such digital files carry implicit or explicit indicators telling where features exist or events occur. ...

The use of a nationwide information inquiry system based on a geographic location will be and has been heralded for some years. We take for granted that the post office, the “phone system”, and a number of private firms have been and will continue to ...

This paper focuses upon explaining six conclusions concerning what the authors consider to be an appropriate philosophy toward developing computer graphics software, particularly computer mapping. In summary, the conclusions are that computer mapping ...

Despite the fact that R. L. Polk & Co. is an international organization operating in western Europe, Canada and Australia as well as the United States, and has been a going and growing concern for close to 110 years, it is highly probable that most ...

The emerging field of environmental planning has relied heavily on computer technology - especially computer graphics - as a necessary tool in the study of problems such as air and water pollution , toxic wastes, and land use. This reliance increased ...

The first panel member will present “Employment Trends in Computer Occupations”. This is a preview of a forthcoming Bureau of Labor Statistics Report on the same subject. It is the result of several years of research on employment issues in the field of ...

One of the major tasks of a personnel psychologist is to match persons with jobs. This industrial match-making is a dynamic enterprise which continuously strives for improvement in its psychometric methods, as well as its responsiveness to the needs of ...

Computer programmers and systems analysts are expected to be among the fastest growing occupations in the economy through the 1980's, according to the latest projections of employment published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This growth is the ...

Proper recruiting for the computer programmer and systems analyst is mandatory or the continued success and even the existence of today's data processing shop. None of us can escape some attrition and if we are growing, we must find, attract, and hire ...

CENOG (Computerized Electro Neuro Ophthalmograph) is a new diagnostic instrument developed to assist neurologists and neuro-ophthalmologists in the diagnosis and study of neurologic and ophthalmic disorders.

Clinicians are becoming increasingly aware ...

A program for performing differential diagnosis on a microcomputer has been developed, utilizing a pattern recognition algorithm. The present configuration allows for input of 15 symptoms of 3 values (present, absent, or unknown), and compares the ...

It is now possible to have most patient information stored in a computer file for immediate, remote print-out. Nevertheless, conventional patient charts retain certain benefits which cannot be easily matched by their computerized substitute. A ...

A programmable digital signal processing system is proposed in this paper. The system utilizes a 16 bit microprocessor for user interaction and a bit slice microprocessor for executing the filtering algorithm.

I have often wondered why the people of the world do not have one common language. Yet my international traveling experiences have shown me that I must accept a multi-lingual world and adjuster to it. Likewise, the computer industry has its reasons, ...

This paper details the experiences of a programmer in first learning about and coding in the ANS MUMPS language. While first reactions ranged from neutral to mildly negative, within a month these attitudes had substantially changed. The language was ...

In 1977 the MUMPS Language Standard was approved as an American National Standard (X11.1-1977) by ANSI. The specification of the MUMPS Standard was carried out by the MUMPS Development Committee, which continues to direct the evolution of the language. ...

Courses is Computers and Society are proliferating as the computer becomes more and more a central force in our society. Such courses are given at all levels in the University. This poses problems of obtaining the proper materials for these various ...

The distinguished Senator Polly Facets is an active candidate for president of the United States. As part of her advertising campaign, she hires the Washington firm of Hamilton and Staff to help her tailor her message to particular audiences. This ...

The Informatics Revolution is having a more profound effect on civilization than either the Agricultural Revolution or the First Industrial Revolution.

This panel discussion was convened to share experiences and ideas on an issue which is critical to our profession. Advances in computer science hold forth a promise of increased quality of software development in industry. Yet the industry is composed ...

Training has traditionally been a recognized responsibility of EDP shops. The primary objective in training is to indoctrinate new and often inexperienced) hirees on the systems and applications of the organization. Otherwise, the EDP training function ...

The Federal Systems Division of IBM is in the midst of a significant program to provide its software personnel advanced education in the use of modern software engineering practices. Most of today's computer science graduates have a far greater ...

Computer Education and Computer Based Education are becoming more and more complex. The theory part is well taken care of by ACM curriculum. However, the practical laboratory aspect of the ACM curriculum is left wide open for individuals to decide. This ...

Unless a systematic plan for the use of computers in education is jointly developed by educators, business and the government, our technological leadership will be seriously affected. Such a loss of leadership would harm our economic strength, our ...

The naive way to teach a skill is to teach the surface characteristics of its expert performance. The cost of this naivete, however, is that one eventually runs afoul of both the genetic dependencies between sub-skills and the need to capture (and teach)...

The problems of computer usage at small and medium sized colleges range from inadequate staffing for computer science course offerings and programs to having to share the computer resource with administrative staff. Of course, the sharing of the ...

Over the past few years we educators in computer science have become increasingly aware of the need for computer science education of pre-college teachers. The ES³ committee is working on an organized approach to this need; however, as more and more ...

This paper describes a methodology by which higher education institutions, business and government training facilities and professional societies can set-up and administer a review course for the Certificate in Data Processing examination. During the ...

This Panel consists of discussions of current efforts underway to design and test textbooks, lesson plans and teaching strategies for the teaching of computer science in high schools. Most high school curriculum development concerning computing has been ...