Consider a circuit-switched network where several source switches are connected
to a destination switch via a tandem switch. Circuit-switched networks traditionally employ a Blocked Calls Cleared ( BCC) admission rule: a ...
This paper discusses the development and implementation of a set of measures which
support a Total Quality Management (TOM) process in a Systems Development environment. This process is taking place in the background of ...
We consider the problem of automatically generating parallel programs in the occam language. In particular, we are concerned with the generation of program skeletons, that define just those computations that are common ...
The aim of this research is to provide a new model for the prioritization of the various
quantitative and qualitative factors affecting software development productivity. This is important for the evaluation of project ...
This paper outlines the basic theoretical assumptions of language analysis and then proposed a new approach called discourse analysis. The theoretical foundations of discourse analysis are Wittgenstein's theory of language ...
The research is conducted in the area of Software Engineering, with emphasis on the design phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). The object-oriented paradigm is the point of departure. The investigation deals ...
Many information strategists today agree that the Object-Oriented Technology (OOT) has particular requirements that should not be omitted from a traditional Information Technology (IT) strategy. An Object-Oriented Strategy ...
This paper attempts to address the need and justification for a Computer Skills Requirements Model for Zimbabwe as well as the findings and plans following the recently completed Zimbabwe Computer Industry Manpower Survey. ...
The project success depends to a large degree on communication and coordination among team members. But project management systems and models do not support cooperative group work. Their basic philosophy is rather hierarchical ...
South African networking history started in the mid 1980's. Within less than ten years, the
country became the 15-th fastest growing network within the lnternet community. Today, the South African network offers a variety ...
The real-time services offered by modern high speed networks are complex enough to
prompt a new look at how these services should be paid for. In this article, it is motivated that paying for the use of guaranteed services ...
Software quality assurance for object-oriented information systems development is the issue dealt with here. A Quality Assurance Reference Model is proposed based on the Revised Spiral Life Cycle Model. The Quality Assurance ...
Symmetric positive definite matrices appear in most methods for
Unconstrained Optimization. The method widely adopted for factoring
these matrices is Cholesky Factorization. Furthermore, in Quassi-Newton
methods for ...
The associative network presents a practical and efficient means for the storage and retrieval of data. Although the recall abilities of single-layer associative memories have been well researched[3], little investigation ...
Traditionally, Technikon training was focused on career-oriented education and training. This has changed over the last few years and research has started to play a major role in Technikon education. This additional objective ...
What to teach students in an undergraduate program in Information Systems at a tertiary
institution has repeatedly been debated over the years. Various curricula have been published, the most recent effort being the IS ...
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been proven to be successful general machine
learning techniques for, amongst others, pattern recognition and classification. Realworld
problems in agriculture (soybean, tea), ...
Multiple CASE tools that support systems analysis and design are available today. These
tools are becoming indispensable in its support for the systems development process, although the support varies in term of the methods ...
Systems development methods or software methodologies have evolved
considerably over the past few years. This development has tended to fall into two main areas: Software Engineering and Human Computer Interaction (HCI). ...