Peter J. Denning
Pages 725-727
A set of documents and their organization according to functional requirements in order to produce information that will facilitate the use of models are described. The authors discuss the role of models in the policy process …
Saul I. Gass, Karla L. Hoffman, Richard H. F. Jackson, Lambert S. Joel, Patsy B. Saunders
Pages 728-733
A time-sharing system may be extended into a general-purpose distributed computing facility through the use of remote microcomputer systems. In such an extension the microcomputer system is not merely a remote terminal but a
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Michael A. Pechura
Pages 734-738
Data from 18-month operational trials of the EIES system indicate that the range of features considered valuable in a computer-based communication system increases with the amount of experience gained by using this medium of
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Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Murray Turoff
Pages 739-751
An exploratory study was conducted to analyze whether interface and user characteristics affect decision effectiveness and subject behavior in an interactive human/computer problem-solving environment. The dependent variables …
Izak Benbasat, Albert S. Dexter, Paul S. Masulis
Pages 752-762
The problems of application software maintenance in 487 data processing organizations were surveyed. Factor analysis resulted in the identification of six problem factors: user knowledge, programmer effectiveness, product quality …
Bennet P. Lientz, E. Burton Swanson
Pages 763-769
A method of user password authentication is described which is secure even if an intruder can read the system's data, and can tamper with or eavesdrop on the communication between the user and the system. The method assumes a …
Leslie Lamport
Pages 770-772
One of Needham and Schroeder's proposed signature authentication protocols is shown to fail when there is a possibility of compromised keys: this invalidates one of the applications of their technique. A more elaborate mechanism …
Kellogg S. Booth
Pages 772-774
Jack P. C. Kleijnen
Page 774
Ernest Koenigsberg
Page 775
Ralph C. Merkle, Martin E. Hellman
Page 776
E. S. Davidson, B. Kumar
Page 776
John Sauter, Marvin Sendrow
Page 776
Pages 783-787
