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Richards, Thomas
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
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Another approach to justifying the cost of usability
Lund A. interactions 4(3): 48-56, 1997. Type: Article
The purpose of this paper is to provide a model for measuring the effectiveness of usability studies. Lund defines usability as making a system or product easy to learn, easy to use, useful, compelling, and safe. For internal systems, ...
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Feb 1 1998 |
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Halting the hacker
Pipkin D., Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1997. Type: Book (9780132437189)
Never in the history of computing has there been such a great opportunity for hackers to gain access to computers. This book is designed to give systems and security managers insight into the minds of hackers and to provide the tools t...
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Sep 1 1997 |
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The benchmark book
Grace R., Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1996. Type: Book (9780133418019)
Benchmarking and performance evaluation constitute one of the most difficult areas of computer software. Grace provides an overview of this complicated field, which is used in every computer platform from the home PC to the mainframe, ...
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Jun 1 1997 |
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Introduction to computer performance analysis with Mathematica
Allen A., Academic Press Prof., Inc., San Diego, CA, 1994. Type: Book (9780120510702)
Allen covers capacity planning, components of computer performance, basic calculations, analytic solutions for performance analysis, model parameterization, simulation and benchmarking, and forecasting in this beginner’s guid...
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Apr 1 1995 |
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A retrospective look at PD projects
Clement A., Van den Besselaar P. Communications of the ACM 36(6): 29-37, 1993. Type: Article
Participatory design (PD) is the empowerment of users so that they can co-determine the design and participate in the development of information systems. It involves the users of information systems as central actors in the information...
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Nov 1 1994 |
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Biting the Silver Bullet: Toward a Brighter Future for System Development
Harel D. Computer 25(1): 8-20, 1992. Type: Article
The size and complexity of software continue to increase and to involve large numbers of technical personnel. The author addresses the problem of developing reactive systems or concurrent, embedded, and real-time systems. These systems...
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Apr 1 1993 |
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An interview with Fernando Jose Corbató
Frenkel K. Communications of the ACM 34(9): 82-90, 1991. Type: Article
All systems will fail. The question is not whether some mishap will happen, but rather what to do when it does occur. In this Turing Award address, Corbató examines the problems associated with the development of ambitious or ...
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Sep 1 1992 |
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On building systems that will fail
Corbató F. Communications of the ACM 34(9): 72-81, 1991. Type: Article
All systems will fail. The question is not whether some mishap will happen, but rather what to do when it does occur. In this Turing Award address, Corbató examines the problems associated with the development of ambitious or ...
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Sep 1 1992 |
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A framework for building dependable systems
Burns A., Lister A. The Computer Journal 34(2): 173-181, 1991. Type: Article
The authors outline a framework for building dependable systems and illustrate it using an example. They present a framework called TARDIS, which imposes a design discipline, allows assertions regarding nonfunctiona...
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Mar 1 1992 |
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Fault-Tolerant Computing: Fundamental Concepts
Nelson V. Computer 23(7): 19-25, 1990. Type: Article
The challenge of commercial, military, and scientific computing is to provide fault tolerance that is both dependable and affordable. The goal of fault-tolerant design is to improve dependability at a reasonable cost. This well-written...
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Aug 1 1991 |
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