Pipe fabrication flaws in the 1950s helped lay the groundwork for the accident, and more recent problems, including a poor understanding of the computers used to manage the system, may also have played a role.
When asked about their understanding of the computer-assisted utility exercises, 129 (59%) of the subjects rated it as very clear, 70 (32%) as clear, 15 (7%) as neither clear nor confusing, 3 (2%) as confusing, and 1 (1%) as very confusing.
His deep understanding of both the computer hardware and software, and their interaction, often enabled Mr. Cocke to pierce through the complexity of computer problems with fresh insights.
In an annual report that it submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday afternoon, Microsoft finally conceded something that has been rather obvious to anyone with a rudimentary understanding of the personal computer industry and Microsoft's historical role in it.
In the second half of the century, IBM would become the giant of the world computer industry, but such commercial gains did not take place until enormous progress had been made in the theoretical understanding of the modern computer during the remarkable decades of the 1930s and '40s.
Develop an understanding of the different computer hardware platforms.
A basic understanding of computers and computer operating systems is necessary to effectively use the online degree program.
We need a new way to distinguish between computers and humans, based on a more fundamental understanding of the problems computers face.
However, to avoid clustering of profiles and also to have clear understanding of the variations, the computer simulated values of phase velocity and attenuation coefficient are presented in tabular form for all three considered composite structures.
Cole (1991, 1994) develops the reply and argues as follows: Searle's argument requires that the agent of understanding be the computer itself or, in the Chinese Room parallel, the person in the room.
