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Vandendorpe, Mary M. – 1985
This paper discusses a model of information storage and retrieval, the k-d tree (Bentley, 1975), a binary, hierarchical tree with multiple associate terms, which has been explored in computer research, and it is suggested that this model could be useful for describing human cognition. Included are two models of human long-term memory--networks and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Corcoran, Elizabeth – Scientific American, 1989
Described is hypermedia including computers, videodisks, and monitors. Classroom and industry applications are discussed. Some criticism and issues involving the hypermedia are summarized. (YP)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Gevarter, William B. – 1983
Computer-based Natural Language Processing (NLP) is the key to enabling humans and their computer-based creations to interact with machines using natural languages (English, Japanese, German, etc.) rather than formal computer languages. NLP is a major research area in the fields of artificial intelligence and computational linguistics. Commercial…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computational Linguistics, Computer Software, Computers
Garrison, Bruce – 1983
A review of the literature on the computerization of newspaper newsrooms shows that since 1960, computers have assumed an increasingly important role in information collection, news writing and editing, pagination, and news transmission. When newspaper libraries are computerized, reporters are able to find information more quickly and to use…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Graphics, Computer Programs, Computers
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Marshall, Eliot – Science, 1989
Describes the formation of the supercomputer system which reaches from Seattle to South Florida. Explains the major obstacles of international protocols, billing, priority routing, and security. (RT)
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Networks, Computers, Database Producers
Mioduser, David; And Others – 1985
The Transparent Computer, a computer simulation designed to teach programming concepts to non-programmers, provides a graphic representation of the computer and illustrates information flow within the units of the computer. The emphasis of the simulation is on the acquisition and application of concepts and comprehension of the structuring of…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computers
Gibbens, Trevor P. – 1986
This case study analyzes and evaluates the administrative computer systems in the British Columbia public school organization in order to investigate the costs and benefits of computers, their impact on managerial work, their influence on centralization in organizations, and the relationship between organizational objectives and the design of…
Descriptors: Centralization, Computer Managed Instruction, Computers, Data Collection