Part 1 The fourth-generation environment: the application software crisis; end-user computing, common operating systems and fourth-generation languages; introduction to fourth-generation languages; the DOS and UNIX market place; databases and their management; the information centre and fourth-generation languages; DP department's guide to fourth-generation languages under DOS and UNIX; prototyping - the key to success; training for 4GLs; computer languages and future developments; information technology as a competitive weapon. Part 2 DOS, UNIX, DBMs and 4GLs: DOS and UNIX features; databases, database management systems and fourth-generation languages; commercial fourth-generation languages; choosing a fourth-generation language.
