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Kinnucan, Paul – High Technology, 1983
Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) are systems that can be programed to alter their procedures to suit varying production requirements. Use of and trends related to these systems in the United States and foreign countries are discussed. A detailed diagram of a hypothetical FMS is provided. (JN)
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Foreign Countries
Feigenbaum, Edward; McCorduck, Pamela – High Technology, 1983
Discusses a major, national plan (Fifth Generation Computer Systems) for Japan to become number one in the computer industry by the latter half of the 1990s. Includes comments on the likely success of and problems associated with the plan supported by Japan's Ministery of International Trade and Industry. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Computer Science, Computers
Peer reviewedIkeda, Shinichi – Journal of Reading, 1988
Relates how the increased use of the word processors is changing life in Japan and predicts both positive and negative effects on language education. Illustrates some features of the Japanese language. (NH)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
Hunt, H. Allan, Ed.; Berkowitz, Monroe, Ed. – 1992
This report focuses on technology training programs for disabled persons, the contributions of access technology to the employment of disabled persons, the ability of traditional rehabilitation centers to train disabled persons for advanced technology occupations, and the placement and employment of disabled persons trained in new technologies.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Oriented Programs, Disabilities, Employment
Download full textOffice of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC. – 1993
Machine translation (MT), an emerging technology that enables text to be translated from one language to another by computer, represents an indispensable contribution to the sharing of technical information particularly since nearly half of the world's scientific and technological literature is written in languages other than English. The state of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Automation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Morse, Ronald A., Ed.; Samuels, Richard J., Ed. – 1985
The proceedings of a conference on the development of language capabilities to prepare United States scientists to share in scientific and technological development with Japan include these papers: "Are Japanese Language Programs Reaching Scientists and Engineers?"; "Japanese Language Study for Engineers: High Tech…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Instruction, Certification, Classroom Techniques
