NEW OR EXPANDED CONTENT COVERAGE TO KEEP YOU ON THE LEADING EDGE… Increased focus on ‘make versus buy’ and systems integration. More and more systems development involves the use of packages in combination with legacy applications and new modules. Chapter 11 shows how companies deal with these issues. Coverage of Internet-based systems. The authors have redesigned the distributed systems design chapter (now Chapter 16 ) to also address Internet-based application design topics not covered in the other chapters: They cover Internet application design standards, how to maintain site consistency, security issues, and data warehousing, among other topics. Expanded coverage of process modeling techniques. Chapter 8 now includes an introduction to business process modeling and functional hierarchy modeling as alternatives to data flow diagramming. These three process-modeling techniques are compared so you know when to use each in practice. Unlike other SAD texts, Modern Systems Analysis and Design has continually offered strong coverage of RAD — an important element in systems design. FEATURES THAT MAKE THIS EDITION AN INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE: Expanded and updated coverage of systems analysis as a profession Updated coverage of codes of conduct and new material on how systems professionals approach business problems with ethical considerations. Updated information on career paths with the latest information gathered from professional societies. Net Search Exercises New margin icons for Net Search exercises on the Web site can be found in every chapter. The icon signals when a topic in the text has a corresponding Net Search exercise on the Web site. You can access the exercise from http://www.prenhall.com/hoffer and e-mail your findings to your instructor Integration of Electronic commerce into the running cases One of three fictional running cases in the text, Pine Valley Furniture, is a furniture company founded in 1980, that now, in the Third Edition, has decided to explore electronic commerce as an avenue to increase its market share. Broadway Entertainment Company, Inc., BEC, a fictional video and record retailer, is a project case that allows you to study and develop a Web-based customer relationship management system.
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Synchronization Algorithms and Concurrent Programming
Synchronization is a fundamental challenge in computer science. This text gives a view of aspects of synchronization algorithms. It helps computer science students, programmers, system designers and researchers to solve problems and master techniques, provided in introductory texts on operating systems, distributed computing and concurrency.
Framework-Based Software Development in C++
The growth of standards in the software industry is enabling designers to more effectively use the Object Paradigm to create reusable solutions for common business problems. These designers, however, must use a radically different development methodology – the methodology you’ll learn from this book. Two cases studies illustrate the methodology being applied to the development of a horizontal and a vertical framework. When you’ve mastered the concepts in Framework-Based Software Development C++, you’ll be prepared to develop a repository of reusable software that is based on open standards and off-the-shelf products. This will make your software organization for more competitive. If you are a software entrepreneur, it could also make you for more profitable.
Modern Systems Analysis and Design
NEW OR EXPANDED CONTENT COVERAGE TO KEEP YOU ON THE LEADING EDGE… Increased focus on ‘make versus buy’ and systems integration. More and more systems development involves the use of packages in combination with legacy applications and new modules. Chapter 11 shows how companies deal with these issues. Coverage of Internet-based systems. The authors have redesigned the distributed systems design chapter (now Chapter 16 ) to also address Internet-based application design topics not covered in the other chapters: They cover Internet application design standards, how to maintain site consistency, security issues, and data warehousing, among other topics. Expanded coverage of process modeling techniques. Chapter 8 now includes an introduction to business process modeling and functional hierarchy modeling as alternatives to data flow diagramming. These three process-modeling techniques are compared so you know when to use each in practice. Unlike other SAD texts, Modern Systems Analysis and Design has continually offered strong coverage of RAD — an important element in systems design. FEATURES THAT MAKE THIS EDITION AN INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE: Expanded and updated coverage of systems analysis as a profession Updated coverage of codes of conduct and new material on how systems professionals approach business problems with ethical considerations. Updated information on career paths with the latest information gathered from professional societies. Net Search Exercises New margin icons for Net Search exercises on the Web site can be found in every chapter. The icon signals when a topic in the text has a corresponding Net Search exercise on the Web site. You can access the exercise from http://www.prenhall.com/hoffer and e-mail your findings to your instructor Integration of Electronic commerce into the running cases One of three fictional running cases in the text, Pine Valley Furniture, is a furniture company founded in 1980, that now, in the Third Edition, has decided to explore electronic commerce as an avenue to increase its market share. Broadway Entertainment Company, Inc., BEC, a fictional video and record retailer, is a project case that allows you to study and develop a Web-based customer relationship management system.
Debugging C++: Troubleshooting for Programmers
Troubleshooting reference for the C++ programmer. Stands alone and can be paired with other Debugging titles covering Java, ASP, and other technologies. Filled with solutions to common and rare bugs. Proactive focus helps developers identify bad coding habits and adopt strategies to build.
