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Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations http://www.nap.edu/catalog/167.html About this PDF file: This new digital representation of the original work has been recomposed from XML files created from the original paper book, not from the original typesetting files. Page breaks are true to the original; line lengths, word breaks, heading styles, and other typesetting-specific formatting, however, cannot be retained, and some typographic errors may have been accidentally inserted. Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. INDEX 147 Management support systems, 3, 6, 122-123 Managing End-User Computing in the Federal Government, 53 Manufacturing systems, 13 Market data system, 131 Market need, software development independent of, 29 Marketing tactics, 72, 104 Master data processing plan, 119 Maturity stage, 125 Meeting scheduling, 133 Metcalfe, Robert M., 5, 17-18, 36-40 Microcomputer Support Unit (MSU) (Kentucky), 118-119 Microcomputers future of, 19-27, see also personal computers guidelines for selecting, 119 Micro-mainframe communication, 12, 22, 30, 34, 38, 63, 87, 99, 119 , 121, 123 Micro-micro communication, 38, 121 Minicomputers, 3 MIS departments, see management information systems departments MIS Quarterly, 85 Model template application, 35 Modem chips, 25 Motorola 68000, 24 Mouse, 25 MS DOS, 129 Multiaccess networked software, 39-40, 127, see also databases, corporate Multiple concurrent processes, 26 Multiple functions and responsibilities of management, 113 Multiple windows, 22, 25 N National Association of State Information Systems (NASIS), 121-122 National contracts on software, 139 Nationwide cluster maintenance contracts, 57 Network-delivered software, 39-40 Network design, 13 Networking, 23, 55, 128 local area, 36-40, 64, 105, 111-112, 115, 121, 129, 131, see also communications issues Nevada state government, 121 Nolan, Richard, 8, 74, 124-125, 127 O Object-oriented architecture, 24 Obsolescence, 24, 74-75 Office automation, 13, 60-66 Off-the-shelf software, 35, 117, 120-121 Omand, Alastair I., 7-8, 70, 71-80 On-line computer resources, inexpensive, 85 Open-ended software systems, 33-35 Operating systems, 129 user isolation from, 92 Organizational issues, 9, 108-109, 127, 135-140 Operating systems, 129 Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations http://www.nap.edu/catalog/167.html About this PDF file: This new digital representation of the original work has been recomposed from XML files created from the original paper book, not from the original typesetting files. Page breaks are true to the original; line lengths, word breaks, heading styles, and other typesetting-specific formatting, however, cannot be retained, and some typographic errors may have been accidentally inserted. Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. INDEX 148 P Parsing programs, 106 PASCAL, 128 Passwords, 88, 92 Payroll processing, 72 Peripheral chips, 22, 24-25 Peripheral sharing, 20, 37-38 Peripheral vendors, role of in microcomputer development, 19-20 Personal computer networks, 36-40, see also networks Personal computer purchases by endusers, 13, 24, 46-47, 72 Personal computer software, trends in, 28-35 Personal computers in business, proliferation of, 3, 12, 20, 62, 73-74, see also microcomputers Personal computing, 72-73, 84 Personnel departments, 63 Personnel education, 79 Piaget, Jean, 21 Planning cycle for automation, 102 Plotters (2-or 3), 26 Policy development, 122 Portability of hardware and data, 93 Postsale contractor support, 95 Printers, 132 Privacy, 112 Private sector organizations, recommendations for, 122-123 Procedure development, 122 Procurement procedures, 54, 57, 59, 74, 76-77, 93-95, 115, 117-120 , 139, see also purchasing departments Product warranty systems, 72 Productivity, as cost justification, 55, 105 Productivity, individual, 72, 132-133 Productivity, measurement of, 7, 62, 113, 116-117 Productivity improvements, implementation of, 112 Productivity improvements planning, 101-114, 122 Productivity vs. creativity, 10 Program generators, 48 Programmer productivity, 48, 117 Programs, see software Proliferation of hardware and software, 74, 76, 89, 110, 135 Proliferation of languages, 89, 91-92, 128 Purchase of computers by end users, 13, 24, 46-47, 72, 94 Purchasing departments, role of, 79-80, 118 Q Quality of decisions, 82-83, 85-96, 89 Quantity discounts, 119 Query-language facilities, 106 QUEST I and II, 137 R Raytheon Readi-Code, 48 Records management, 63 Recovery procedures, 75, 90, 118 Remote data, 22 Remote job entry, 110 Report writers, 48 Request for a proposal (RFP), 94-95 Research and Education Committee of NASIS, 122 Research librarians, 106 Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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