The Computer Journal, Volume 27, 1984

Volume 27, Number 1, February 1984

Operating Systems

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  Maurice V. Wilkes:
  Security Management and Protection - A Personal Approach. 3-7
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  William A. Gale, Roger Koenker:
  Pricing Interactive Computer Services. 8-17
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  Ivor P. Page:
  Analysis of a Cyclic Placement Scheme. 18-26

Networks

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  Peter G. Harrison:
  The Distribution of Cycle Times in Tree-Like Networks of Queues. 27-36

Programming Languages

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  D. H. J. Brown:
  Transitions to Ada: An Incremental Approach. 37-41
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  L. V. Atkinson:
  Jumping About and Getting into a State. 42-46
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  David M. Harland:
  User-Defined Types in a Polymorphic Language. 47-56

Databases

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  Adarsh K. Arora, C. Robert Carlson:
  Normalization Could be Useful. 57-61
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  N. Parimala, Naveen Prakash, Narasimha Bolloju:
  Concurrency Control in Admin. 62-66
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  K. T. Fung:
  A. Reorganization Model Based on the Database Entropy Concept. 67-71

Simulation

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  C. M. Reeves:
  Complexity Analyses of Event Set Algorithms. 72-79

Technical Applications

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  M. C. Er:
  The Colour Towers of Hanoi: A Generalization. 80-82

Short Notes

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  Chingmin Jim Lo:
  Unifying Multiple Semantic Intentions for a Syntactic Construct. 83-84
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  R. J. Macmillan, James H. Davenport:
  Factoring Medium-Sized Integers. 84-85
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  Gael N. Buckley, Abraham Silberschatz:
  On the Heterogeneous Guard Locking Protocol. 86-87
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  Tamir Agmon, Israel Borovits:
  Dynamic and Uncertainty Considerations in the Selection and the Acquisition of An Information System: An Adoption of A Break-Even Analysis to Investment Decisions. 87-89

Volume 27, Number 2, 1984

Text Processing

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  Donald E. Knuth:
  Literate Programming. 97-111

Hardware Design

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  A. J. Wilkes, D. W. Singer, J. J. Gibbons, T. R. King, Peter Robinson, Neil E. Wiseman:
  The Rainbow Workstation. 112-120

Information Systems

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  John A. Mariani, Douglas R. McGregor:
  Vulcan: A Modified Viewdata System with Improved Indexing and Formal Hierarchy Definition Language. 121-126

Operating Systems

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  Paolo Corsini, Graziano Frosini, Lanfranco Lopriore:
  The Implementation of Abstract Objects in a Capability Based Addressing Architecture. 127-134
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  C. M. Reeves:
  A Lumped-State Model of Clustering in Dynamic Storage Allocation. 135-142

Database Design

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  Robert H. Davis, P. Coumpas:
  A Dynamic File Organization Model. 143-150

Programming

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  Keld Helsgaun:
  Backtrack Programming with SIMULA. 151-158

Technical Applications

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  David Barton:
  A Problem with Algebra Systems - Revisited. 159-164
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  M. Howard Williams, K. T. Milne:
  The Performance of Algorithms for Colouring Planar Graphs. 165-170
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  M. C. Er:
  The Cyclic Towers of Hanoi: A Representation Approach. 171-175
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  Alan D. Kalvin, Yaakov L. Varol:
  On Two Problems Reducible to Topological Sorting. 176-177

Volume 27, Number 3, 1984

Computing in Developing Contries

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  A. El Sayed Noor:
  A Framework for the Creation and Management of National Computing Strategies in Developing Countries. 193-200

Operating System Design

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  A. Mahjoub:
  On the Static Evaluation of Distributed Systems Performance. 201-208

Database Design

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  Naveen Prakash, N. Parimala, Narasimha Bolloju:
  Specifying Integrity Constraints in a Network DBMS. 209-217
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  David A. Bell, S. Misbah Deen:
  Hash Trees Versus B-Trees. 218-224

Computer Graphics

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  John R. Woodwark:
  Compressed Quad Trees. 225-229

Advanced Programming

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  Art Lew:
  Proof of Correctness of Decision Table Programs. 230-237
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  Richard B. Bunt, Jennifer M. Murphy:
  The Measurement of Locality and the Behaviour of Programs. 238-245

Hardware Design

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  Rabab K. Ward, M. Tabandeh:
  Error Correction and Detection, a Geometric Approach. 246-253
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  Mike P. Papazoglou, P. I. Georgiadis, Dimitris G. Maritsas:
  Architectural Considerations of the Parallel SIMULA Machine. 254-259

Sorting

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  F. S. Wong, Mabo Robert Ito:
  Parallel Sorting on a Re-Circulating Systolic Sorter. 260-269
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  Hans-Werner Six, Lutz M. Wegner:
  Sorting a Random Access File in Situ. 270-275
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  Hannu Erkiö:
  The Worst Case Permutation for Median-of-Three Quicksort. 276-277

Technical Applications

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  M. C. Er:
  The Generalized Colour Towers of Hanoi: An Iterative Algorithm. 278-282

Short Notes

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  H. D. Baecker:
  On Instruction Set Encoding. 283
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  Enid Mumford:
  Participative Systems Design. 283
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  Robert H. Davis:
  A Note on Dynamic File Organization Models. 284

Volume 27, Number 4, 1984

Data Processing

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  M. Elizabeth C. Hull, R. M. McKeag:
  Concurrency in the Design of Data Processing Systems. 289-293

Database Theory and Design

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  David S. Bowers:
  A Database Architecture for Aggregate-Incomplete Data. 294-300
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  Steve Talbot:
  An Investigation into Logical Optimization of Relational Query Languages. 301-309
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  N. Parimala, Naveen Prakash, Narasimha Bolloju:
  New Corecs and New Cosets in Admin. 310-314
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  David A. Bell:
  Difficult Data Placement Problems. 315-320
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  Demetres D. Kouvatsos, S. K. Wong:
  On Optimal Blocking of Sequential Files. 321-327

Operating Systems

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  Georg Ch. Pflug:
  Dynamic Memory Allocation - A Markovian Analysis. 328-333

Advanced Programming

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  Wlodzimierz Dobosiewicz:
  Replacement Selection in 3-Level Memories. 335-339
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  Ronald E. Prather:
  An Axiomatic Theory of Software Complexity Measure. 340-347
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  P. J. Brown:
  Embedded Macro Processors. 348-353
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  Michael Stubbs:
  An Examination of the Resolution of Structure Clashes by Structure Inversion. 354-361

Hardware

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  A. J. B. Travis:
  An Aid to Pattern Recognition. Part2. 362-367

Short Notes

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  Robert W. Irving:
  Permutation Backtracking in Lexicographic Order. 373-375
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  F. Warren Burton, V. J. Kollias, John G. Kollias:
  Consistency in Point-in-Point Polygon Tests. 375-376
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  Alan Hutchinson:
  The Halting Problem Does Not Matter. 376