Nonprocedural Communication between Users and Application Software

This report is a survey of nonprocedural communication between users and application software in interactive data-processing systems. It includes a description of the main features of interactive systems, a classification of the potential users of application software, and a definition of the nonprocedural interface. Nonprocedural languages are classified into a number of broad groups and illustrated with examples. Finally, future trends in user-computer interfaces and possible developments in manager-oriented languages are discussed

The design and use of a data dictionary system for the management of data bases and forms in an office automation system

Call number: LD2668 .R4 CMSC 1988 C35Master of ScienceComputing and Information Science

IIASA Reports, 4(2):199-388 (Completing Volume 4) (October-December 1981)

This issue, which completes Volume 2, contains five papers dealing with various aspects of IIASA's research, as well as abstracts of other IIASA publications, and biographies of the authors. The papers included are: -- R.J. Anderson, Jr., "An Economic Analysis of Supplementary Irrigation in Sweden;" -- A. Rogers and L.J. Castro, "Model Migration Schedules;" -- A.M. Khan, "The Possible Share of Soft/Decentralized Renewables in Meeting the Future Energy Demands of Developing Regions;" -- B. Melichar, "Nonprocedural Communication between Users and Application Software;" -- L. Schrattenholzer, "The Energy Supply Model MESSAGE.