This work proposes an approach for Personal Computer (PC) architecture teaching, which merges a visual lecturing of the main components of a desktop PC and a posterior system information software inspection of the performance and characteristics of its components. The study of the PC architecture is essential in any introductory computer science course. However, it is very often observed that t...

A desktop computer with System/370 capability was produced by enhancing the IBM Personal Computer XT with additional hardware and developing software that provides a compatible interface. The computer, the IBM Personal Computer XT/370, and this software allow users to run most System/370 Conversational Monitor System application programs unaltered in a desk-top environment. The evolution of the...

This article describes a teaching experience in which information and communication technologies were applied in five industrial engineering courses at the Universidad de Tarapaca in Chile. The paper compares the performance and course pass rates of the e-learning platform and portable pocket PC platform with those of the same courses teaching in traditional classroom methods. Two of the course...

is a key word today in the mobile development world. This paper introduces a new concept and methodology in Mobile Collaboration between Pocket PCs or between Pocket PCs and Desktop PCs. Work includes a developed framework in a layered and scalable approach that can be used by developers to allow devices share their resources using remote execution of code whenever Mobile Collaborative Environm...

The personal computer industry is characterized by fierce competition for market share. The pace of technological change results in ever-shorter product lives and a continuous search for enhanced efficiency. To achieve these goals, firms must use information technology insightfully to redesign business processes, improve supply chain management and increase the value provided to the customer. T...