Research Catalog

Title

User needs in information technology standards / general editors, C.D. Evans, B.L. Meek, R.S. Walker ; with the assistance as technical editors of A. Hopkinson (Section 2), B. Jerman-Blažič (Section 5), I.A. Newman (Section 8), I.H.A. Johnson (Section 9).

Publication

Oxford [England] ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1993.

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Additional Authors

• Evans, C. D.
• Meek, B. L. (Brian Lawrence)
• Walker, R. S. (Ronald Slee)

Description

xvi, 403 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Computer weekly professional series

Uniform Title

Computer weekly professional series.

Subjects

• Information technology > Standards
• Electronic data processing > Standards

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Users, standards and the standardization process. User views of application portability. What are standards for? Existing practice - template or prototype? / B. L. Meek. What is the use of a users' association? / H. Nottebohm. An uncomfortable fit for users. How can we ensure that users' votes are counted? / P. Swann -- 2. User needs in information standards. Standards for information and the control of information / A. Hopkinson -- 3. User needs in hardware and physical media standards. Standards for machine arithmetic / B. L. Meek. Standards for keyboard layouts - the origins and scope of ISO/IEC 9995 / J. B. Paterson. Information interchange using flexible diskettes / D. Blyth and R. A. Starling. Performance statistics and standards / B. L. Meek -- 4. User needs in networking and systems intercommunication standards. Open systems - straitjacket or freedom? / C. D. Evans. Where do OSI standards come from? / P. Judge. The business case for using OSI / H. Nottebohm.
• 5. User needs in data interchange standards. Character handling and computer communication / B. Jerman-Blazic. Electronic exchange of structured information - the requirements / J. Farres. An approach to document interchange / D. Blyth, C. H. Choi and Y. J. Jiang. ODA extensions for quality and flexibility / F. C. Cole and H. Brown. FAX400? A user view of the office document dilemma / T. Lam and G. C. Sudbury -- 6. User needs in software standards. Problems of software standardization / B. L. Meek. Programming languages. Formal definitions / B. L. Meek. Operating systems. Posix networking standardization / D. Cannon. OSF. The standard bearers / P. Judge. The quality of software. "Ease of use" assessment of language processors / B. L. Meek and C. Green. The application of quality assurance in a software development environment / K. S. Johnson -- 7. User needs in human-machine interface standards. Computer literacy and usability standards / H. W. Thimbleby.
• User needs for user system interaction standards / K. Holdaway and N. Bevan. The slow start for standards - standardization and personalization / I. A. Newman -- 8. User needs in safety and security standards. Information technology and safety / I. H. A. Johnston and A. P. Wood. Resilience of office automation systems / A. L. Phillips. Annex: Threats to the resilience of an office automation system. Safety of information technology equipment including electrical business equipment / R. G. Fiddes -- 9. Standards for professional services. The ACM Code of Professional Conduct. The CSA Code of Conduct. CSA Code of Practice: Consultancy -- 10. The way forward. The future of software standardization / B. L. Meek. Changing attitudes / B. L. Meek. The EWOS framework for open systems. The BSI/DISC framework for user requirements.

ISBN

0750615591 (pbk.)

LCCN

93184470

OCLC

ocm28681492

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries