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Kory, Ross – School Business Affairs, 1991
A survey of America's 244 largest school districts, with responses from 215, showed that 28 percent are actively procuring at least 1 of 3 major administrative information systems: financial, human resources, or student information. Describes the installation and use of a new information infrastructure in a Maryland school district. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Software Selection, Computer System Design, Computer Uses in Education, Database Management Systems
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Information Management and Technology Div. – 1993
High-performance computing refers to the use of advanced computing technologies to solve highly complex problems in the shortest possible time. The federal High Performance Computing and Communications Initiative of the Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) attempts to accelerate availability and use of high performance computers and networks.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computer Software Development