- Author
- Walton, W. D.
- Title
- User's View of Computer Hardware and Software.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, 3-6, May 1985
- Book or Conf
- Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Computer Applications in Fire Protection: Analysis, Modeling, and Design. March 19-21, 1984, Leesburg, VA, 5 p., 1985
- Keywords
- computers
- Abstract
- The use of computers is becoming increasingly important in the solution of fire protection engineering problems. To take full advantage of the power of the computer, it is necessary to have a general understanding of computer capabilities and limitations. This paper provides a bried introduction to computer terminology, capabilities, and programming languages. It also presents a discussion of program transfer, a topic of increasing interest as programs are shared within the fire protection community.