Data Processing: Made Simple (Made Simple Books)

Data Processing: Made Simple, Second Edition presents discussions of a number of trends and developments in the world of commercial data processing. The book covers the rapid growth of micro- and mini-computers for both home and office use; word processing and the'automated office'; the advent of distributed data processing; and the continued growth of database-oriented systems. The text also discusses modern digital computers; fundamental computer concepts; information and data processing requirements of commercial organizations; and the historical perspective of the computer industry. The computer hardware and software and the development and implementation of a computer system are considered. The book tackles careers in data processing; the tasks carried out by the data processing department; and the way in which the data processing department fits in with the rest of the organization. The text concludes by examining some of the problems of running a data processing department, and by suggesting some possible solutions. Computer science students will find the book invaluable. Content: In the same series , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Inside Front Cover , Page v Foreword , Pages vii-viii Foreword to Second Edition , Page viii DATA PROCESSING Made Simple , Page xiii CHAPTER ONE - MODERN DIGITAL COMPUTERS , Pages 3-7 CHAPTER TWO - FUNDAMENTAL COMPUTER CONCEPTS , Pages 8-13 CHAPTER THREE - COMPUTERS IN THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT , Pages 14-22 CHAPTER FOUR - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE , Pages 23-27 CHAPTER FIVE - THE CENTRAL PROCESSOR UNIT , Pages 31-42 CHAPTER SIX - FILE STORAGE DEVICES , Pages 43-50,50a,50b,50c,50d,50e,50f,50g,50h,51-55 CHAPTER SEVEN - INPUT DEVICES , Pages 56-73 CHAPTER EIGHT - OUTPUT DEVICES , Pages 74-90 CHAPTER NINE - MICROFILM , Pages 91-100 CHAPTER TEN - PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES , Pages 101-110 CHAPTER ELEVEN - SOFTWARE , Pages 111-122 CHAPTER TWELVE - PLANNING , Pages 125-131 CHAPTER THIRTEEN - THE FEASIBILITY STUDY , Pages 132-136 CHAPTER FOURTEEN - INFORMATION GATHERING AND ANALYSIS , Pages 137-150 CHAPTER FIFTEEN - SYSTEM DESIGN , Pages 151-164 CHAPTER SIXTEEN - PROGRAMMING , Pages 165-178,178a,178b,178c,178d,178e,178f,178g,178h,179-180 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM , Pages 181-190 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - MAINTENANCE , Pages 191-195 CHAPTER NINETEEN - THE ROLE OF DATA PROCESSING , Pages 199-216 CHAPTER TWENTY - EXAMPLES OF DATA PROCESSING APPLICATIONS , Pages 217-224 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF COMPUTERISED DATA PROCESSING , Pages 225-228 APPENDIX - SUPPLIERS AND SERVICES , Pages 229-234 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING , Page 235 Index , Pages 237-241