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Williams, Warren S.; LeCesne, Terrel – Electronic Learning, 1985
Discusses the hardware and software necessary to generate charts and graphs to illustrate numeric data using a microcomputer. The manufacturer, price, operating system, memory requirements, and types of graphs they can produce are given for nine graphics software packages and seven inexpensive plotters. (MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Costs, Graphs

Phelps, John L.; Abedor, Allan J. – Journal of Allied Health, 1986
Alternative educational applications of microcomputer technology in allied health are discussed, including word-processing software for creation and revision of syllabi, exams, and handouts; database management software for creation of large sets of bibliographic references, storage and retrieval of data on students; spreadsheet software; and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Cost Effectiveness, Database Management Systems, Graphs
Wujcik, Anne – 1984
This overview of the home market for microcomputers and computer software presents a brief history of the development of the microcomputer and its use in the home. Factors which shape the home market are discussed, e.g., desire for improvement of educational skills, presence of children, previous experience with a computer, and decreasing prices.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Children, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Malone, Linda C.; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1990
Discussion of automated indexing techniques focuses on ways to statistically document improvements in the development of an automated keywording system over time. The system developed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to automate the storage, categorization, and retrieval of information from military exercises is explained, and performance measures are…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Automatic Indexing, Evaluation Methods, Graphs
Mason, Robert M. – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1986
Reviews recent research on the rate of implementation and impacts of office automation (i.e., expanding microcomputer use, expert systems, electronic publishing) and outlines how these impacts may lead to changes in roles and services of libraries and information professionals. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Clerical Workers, Electronic Publishing, Graphs

Jackson, David F.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1993
Discussion of graphing software for educational purposes focuses on a study in which three versions of an original computer graphing program were used by inner-city high school students to solve scientific data analysis problems. Variations in degrees of flexibility and feedback in the software are explored. (Contains 37 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Software Development, Courseware