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Spector, Alfred Z. – Scientific American, 1984
Computer software for process control has the primary function of communicating with and governing physical devices. The structure of such software, process-control systems, multitask systems, message passing, problems of deadlock, distributed computer systems, and protection against failure in process-control systems are among the areas examined.…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computer Software, Engineering

Birnbaum, Joel S. – Science, 1982
Surveys trends in hardware (logic, memory, storage) input-output technology, software, computer architecture and organization, communications, and artificial intelligence. (JN)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, College Science, Communications, Computer Oriented Programs