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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815770503321

Titolo

Deconstructing the Computer [[electronic resource] ] : Report of a Symposium / / Dale W. Jorgenson and Charles W. Wessner, editors ; Committee on Deconstructing the Computer, Committee on Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2005

ISBN

0-309-18136-4

1-280-26271-0

9786610262717

0-309-53320-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JorgensonDale W <1933-> (Dale Weldeau)

WessnerCharles W

Disciplina

338.4/7004

Soggetti

Information technology - Economic aspects - United States

Technological innovations - Economic aspects - United States

Semiconductor industry - United States

United States Economic conditions 1981-2001 Congresses

United States Economic conditions 2001-2009 Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This report is the second in a series designed to improve our understanding of the technological and economic trends underlying the growth and productivity increases that have created what many refer to as the New Economy.  The previous report was Productivity and Cyclicality in Semiconductor Industry--Preface (p. xiii, xvi).

This symposium on Deconstructing the Computer was held on February 28, 2003, at the National Academies in Washington, D.C., focusing on metrics currently used in measuring computer performance and the sources of productivity growth in computers, examining current trends in hardware, components, and peripherals--Preface (p. xvii).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-164).

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I PROCEEDINGS -- Introductory Remarks--Dale W. Jorgenson -- Panel I : Performance Measurement and Current Trends -- Panel II: Computer Hardware and Components



-- Panel III: Peripherals: Current Technology Trends -- Panel IV: Peripherals: Current Technology Trends, continued -- Panel V: What Have We Learned and What Does It Mean? -- Concluding Remarks--Dale W. Jorgenson -- II RESEARCH PAPER -- Performance Measures for Computers--Jack E. Triplett -- III APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Biographies of Speakers -- Appendix B Participants List -- Appendix C Bibliography.