عنوان

The Dynamics of the Computer Industry:

(Number (ISBN

9401121982

(Number (ISBN

9789401121989

Number

b537894

Title Proper

The Dynamics of the Computer Industry:

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Modeling the Supply of Workstations and their Components

First Statement of Responsibility

by Walid Rachid Touma.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Dordrecht

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Netherlands

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1993

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xxii, 211 pages)

Text of Note

1 Introduction --;1.1 Problem Statement --;1.2 Computer Technologies --;1.3 Computer Systems and Workstations --;1.4 Contributions --;1.5 Key Findings --;1.6 Outline and Summary --;2 Definitions, Terminology, and Concepts --;2.1 The Workstation --;2.2 Semiconductor ICs --;2.3 Magnetic Hard Disks --;2.4 Color CRT Displays --;2.5 UNIX Operating System --;3 Workstation Supply Models --;3.1 Simulation Overview --;3.2 ICs Supply Model: Microprocessors and DRAMs --;3.3 Magnetic Hard Disk Supply Model --;3.4 Color CRT Display Supply Model --;3.5 UNIX Operating System Supply Model --;3.6 Workstation Assembly Model --;4 Model Behavior and Sensitivity Results --;4.1 Component Cost, Single Unit Price, and Bulk Price --;4.2 Component Supply Model Inputs --;4.3 ICs: Model Results and Actual Market Data --;4.4 Magnetic Storage: Model Results and Actual Market Data --;4.5 Color CRT Display: Model Results and Actual Market Data --;4.6 UNIX: Model Results and Actual Market Data --;4.7 Workstation Assembly Model: Inputs and Projected Results --;4.8 Sensitivity Analyses --;5 Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research --;5.1 Suggestions for Future Research --;5.2 Final Comments --;References.

Text of Note

Computers communicate globally via satellite or fiber optic links, wide area networks share resources thousands of miles away, and the average home can have the capacity of access information at the push of a button - the digital information age has arrived!

Computer engineering.

Economics.

Information Systems.

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Book number

by Walid Rachid Touma.

Walid Rachid Touma

Electronic name

[Book]

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