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Fritz, W.

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“…The artifact needs to be "computer-based." A computer is defined by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as a general-purpose programmable electronic device that uses stored instructions to manipulate symbols (Fritz, 1963). Artifacts that do not include the computer as a component are not considered IT.…”

Section: The "Information" In Information Technology and Information mentioning

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New Approaches to Studying Information Technology: Escaping the Organizational Straightjacket

Hassan

2006

InformingSciJ

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The information systems (IS) field has been constrained by organizational studies (OS) for far too long. Although the close relationship between IS and OS has produced fruitful results, the prevalence of IT and its ever-widening impact at all levels of society requires that the IS field escape its organizational straightjacket and embrace new foundations. This research presents a foundation for new approaches towards studying IT that not only recognizes the critical role that technology plays, but also recognizes how information in IT brings new meaning into society.

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Section: The "Information" In Information Technology and Information mentioning

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New Approaches to Studying Information Technology: Escaping the Organizational Straightjacket

Hassan

2006

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“…Strings of mnemonic symbols that correspond to machint langiage f;;nc:ions and which are trans!ated into machine language by a machine language program called an assembler (Kiviat, 1969); 2. Strings of symbol' that, in general, correspond in a one-to-one fashion with the machine languagc instructions generated by the assembler (Fritz, 1963); an assembler differs fron a compiler in that it does not make use of information regarding the overal logical structure of a programme. (An assembly language usually possesse no true grammatical structure.)…”

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“…Compiler Language 1. An assembly language which uses information regarding the overall structure of a programme and whose statements do not all parallel machine language commands (Fritz, 1963); a compiler statement usually generates several basic machine language instmctions; 2. An assembly-like language whose statements require syntactical analysis before translation into Cumulative Distribution Function, Fx(a) Gives the probability that a random vwiable X shall not exceed the red number a.…”

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“…H e d e i. Description of a procedure that may lead to a problem solution, but one that cannot be guaranteed to lead to a solution (Fritz, 1963); 2. A routine that directs a computer lo try various new methods of approach to a solution, often involving the act of learning, rather than an algorithmic process that directs the computer to the solution directly (Weik, 1963).…”

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“…Problem-oriented Language 1. A language designed for convenience of program specification rather than for easy conversion to basic machine language (Fritz, 1963). 2.…”

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1963

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A considerable number of glossaries in the area of information processing have been produced in the USA in the last ten years [1, 2]. In some cases the glossaries were reworked versions of earlier glossaries, while in other cases major new contributions were made. All told, the glossary effort has cost thousands of man-hours of work. Several years ago the ASA X3 sectional committee sponsored by BEMA was established to prepare standards for the USA in the information processing field. (See Appendix 1 for the meaning of abbreviations and acronyms. See also [3].) ASA X3.5 was assigned the double scope of advising the other X3.n subcommittees on the establishment of definitions required for their proposed standards and of establishing a standard glossary, pASGIP, for general use. At the same time there was important British standardization activity. After reworking a number of earlier drafts, the BSI released the “Glossary of Terms Used in Automatic Data Processing,” British Standard 3527: 1962. The British effort differed in at least one very important respect from the USA glossaries. It was organized along subject rather than alphabetical lines. This was to have important consequences, as we shall see.

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Abstract: A selection of the definitions prepared by the ACM Standards Committee's Subcommittee on Programming Terminology is presented for review by the ACM membership.

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New Approaches to Studying Information Technology: Escaping the Organizational Straightjacket

New Approaches to Studying Information Technology: Escaping the Organizational Straightjacket

A glossary of simulation terminology

USA participation in an international standard glossary on information processing

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