February 1983 - Vol. 26 No. 2
Features
Regulation of electronic funds transfer: impact and legal issues
This paper investigates the implications and impact of current legislation on the future of the electronic funds transfer systems (EFT). The relevant statutes are…
The Computer Museum member’s first field trip: the Northbay AN/FSQ7 SAGE site
The Computer Museum's first considered priority is to save history, the second is to display it, and the third is to interpret its historic role.
A simple guide to five normal forms in relational database theory
The concepts behind the five principal normal forms in relational database theory are presented in simple terms.
Monte Carlo debugging: a brief tutorial
Monte Carlo debugging, which has been relied upon for some applications at the author's data center, is briefly discussed with the presentation of some guidelines.
Some factors affecting program repair maintenance: an empirical study
An empirical study of 447 operational commercial and clerical Cobol programs in one Australian organization and two U.S. organizations was carried out to determine…
On the synthesis of decision tables
Synthesis of decision rules, each depicting a part of a decision process, is necessary in order to know the decision process in total perspective and to validate the…
The computational metaphor and quantum physics
Concurrent computational systems, viewed as sets of cooperating processes, are shown to have close analogies in the world of quantum physics. In particular, analogies…