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Gray, Peter J. – 1984
This guide discusses four types of microcomputer-based communication programs that could prove useful to evaluators: (1) the direct communication of information generated by one computer to another computer; (2) using the microcomputer as a terminal to a mainframe computer to input, direct the analysis of, and/or output data using a statistical…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Data Processing, Databases
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Dew, Bryan – Physics Education, 1980
Discusses how the British Post Office is using the Prestel information retrieval system. The information structure adopted for the Prestel databases and how the Prestel system hardware works are presented. Computer system software, types of information, and the impact of Prestel system on society are also presented. (HM)
Descriptors: College Science, Computers, Data Processing, Electronic Equipment
Fasana, Paul J., Ed.; Shank, Russell, Ed. – 1968
An instructor's manual prepared at a 1967 conference of the American Society of Information Science and designed for use in an introductory tutorial on EDP (Electronic Data Processing) concepts is presented. The manual covers a selection of topics appropriate to a general course for individuals with little or no direct experience. Following an…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Processing, Electronic Equipment, Guides