Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
The author defines real-time computing and states and dispels the most common misconceptions about it. He discusses the fundamental technical issues of real-time computing. He examines specification and verification, scheduling theory, operating systems, programming languages and design methodology, distributed databases, artificial intelligence, fault tolerance, architectures, and communication.<>
Keywords :
artificial intelligence; distributed databases; fault tolerant computing; high level languages; operating systems (computers); real-time systems; scheduling; systems analysis; artificial intelligence; design methodology; distributed databases; fault tolerance; next-generation systems; operating systems; programming languages; real-time computing; scheduling theory; specification; systems analysis; verification; Application software; Artificial intelligence; Costs; Hardware; Intelligent robots; Job shop scheduling; Processor scheduling; Real time systems; Supercomputers; Timing;
