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A guide to medical computing /
A Guide to Medical Computing.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Butterworths,
1973.
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| Colección: | Computers in medicine series.
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| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Computers in Medicine Series; Copyright; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Historical Outline; Publisher Summary; EASIER CALCULATION; FORMALIZED LOGIC; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; Chapter 2: Some Basic Concepts and Terminology; Publisher Summary; LOGICAL MACHINERY; CONTROLLING INSTRUCTIONS; CLASSES OF COMPUTER; TYPES OF COMPUTER FACILITY; Chapter 3: Representation of Information; Publisher Summary; CLINICAL LABELS; CATEGORIZED ITEMS; BIT PATTERNS AS DATA; BIT PATTERNS AS INSTRUCTIONS; FLEXIBILITY BUT PRECISE DEFINITION
- Chapter 4: The Computer
- Central UnitsPublisher Summary; CONTROL AND ARITHMETIC UNITS; INTERNAL STORE; A PROGRAM INSTRUCTION; HOW INSTRUCTIONS ARE OBEYED; OVERLAPPING PROCESSES; RELIABILITY OF ELECTRONIC UNITS; Chapter 5: The Computer
- Input and Output Peripherals; Publisher Summary; INPUT DEVICES; OUTPUT DEVICES; DEVICES FOR BOTH INPUT AND OUTPUT; SCANNING A NUMBER OF INPUT/OUTPUT LINES; ANALOGUE-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION; DATA TRANSMISSION; DIGITAL-TO-ANALOGUE CONVERSION; OTHER INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES; DEVELOPMENT OF INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES
- Chapter 6: The Computer
- File Storage PeripheralsPublisher Summary; MAGNETIC TAPE UNITS; MAGNETIC DISC AND DRUM UNITS; KEEPING FILES UP-TO-DATE; VETTING INPUT DATA; FILES IN SERIAL-ACCESS STORES; FILES IN RANDOM-ACCESS STORES; CHOICE OF FILE-HANDLING METHOD; Chapter 7: Systems Analysis and Design; Publisher Summary; TYPES OF PROBLEMS; DEFINITION OF OBJECTIVES; THE INFORMATION TO BE PROCESSED; EXISTING USE OF INFORMATION; OUTLINE SPECIFICATION; DETAILED SYSTEMS DESIGN; THE IMPORTANCE OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; Chapter 8: Programming; Publisher Summary; BASIC OPERATIONS; THE CONDITIONAL JUMP
- LANGUAGES OF PROGRAMSTHE PROCESS OF PROGRAMMING; Chapter 9: Implementing a Computer System; Publisher Summary; WHAT EXACTLY IS TO BE DONE?; THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM; THE TASK OF THE SYSTEMS ANALYST; PROGRAMMING AND TESTING; Glossary; Index