Advances in Computers
Academic Press
Published on 29. September 1994
321 pages
978-0-08-056671-9 (ISBN)
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Advances in Computers
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Marshall C. Yovits
Advances in Computers: v.39
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Computers, Volume 39
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Maintenance and Evolution of Software Products
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Process of Change
- 3. From Feedback to Evolutionary Plan
- 4. Understanding Existing Code
- 5. Designing Changes
- 6. Regression Testing and Quality Assurance
- 7. Reverse Engineering and Reuse
- 8. Tools for Maintenence and Evolution
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 2. Software Measurement: A Decision-Process Approach
- 1. An Introduction to Software Measurement
- 2. A Framework for Decision-Making
- 3. The Role of Metrics in Decision-Making
- 4. Theoretical Foundations of Measurement Systems
- 5. Proxy Measures
- 6. Product Metrics
- 7. Process Metrics
- 8. Using Metrics in Decision-Making Processes
- 9. Selecting Metrics
- 10. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Active Databases: Concepts and Design Support
- 1. An Introduction to Active Database Technology
- 2. Database Design: Methodological Prerequisites and Requirements
- 3. Statecharts as Models of Reactive Systems
- 4. Extended ER Diagrams as a Design Formalism for Structure Models
- 5. ERSC Monitors as a Design Formalism for Active Databases
- 6. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Operating Systems Enhancements for Distributed Shared Memory
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Review of DSM Design and Implementation Issues
- 3. Reducing the Latency due to Coherence Algorithms
- 4. Latency due to Network Communication Overhead
- 5. Latency due to Page-Sized Granularity and False Sharing
- 6. Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 5. The Social Design of Worklife with Computers and Networks: A Natural Systems Perspective
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Importance of Work
- 3. Rational and Natural Systems Models of Organizational Behavior
- 4. Social Design of Computerized Systems and Work Settings
- 5. New Forms of Work Organization
- 6. Control, Coordination. and Cooperation in Electronic Workplaces
- 7. The Integration of Computing into Work
- 8. Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Contents of Volumes in This Series
