article · Medical Informatics · 1976

MUMPS: Program transferability

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As 70–90 per cent of computing costs are attributable to software, the possibility of transferring of software is important. Known problems include political, technical and systems documentation. Difficulties also occur before, during and after program transfer. MUMPS, by providing the necessary environment, assists transferability. It is important for the provider and the future user to understand all the problems of transfer, including commitment, support and documentation. A computed-aided instruction program is used to illustrate these problems, including the maintenance of language standards after delivery.70 à 90 pour cent du coût des ordinateurs sont attributables au logiciel. Aussi, la transportabilité du logiciel est-elle importante. Parmi les problèmes qu'elle soulève, on peut souligner les problèmes politiques, techniques et de documentation du système. Les difficultés apparaissent avant, pendant et après le transfert des programmes. MUMPS facilite la transportabilitè en procurant I'environnement nécessaire. II est important que les utilisateurs présents et futurs comprennent l'ensemble des problèmes liés au transfert du programme, notamment ceux de la documentation, du support et de la maintenance. Un programme d'enseignement assisté sur ordinateur a été mis au point pour illustrer ces problèmes, en particulier ceux de la maintenance des standards du langage, une fois le support livré.

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APA 7

Walters, R. (1976). MUMPS: Program transferability. Medical Informatics, 1(3), 195–202. https://doi.org/10.3109/14639237609017785

MLA 9

Walters, Richard. “MUMPS: Program transferability.” Medical Informatics, vol. 1, no. 3, 1976, pp. 195–202, https://doi.org/10.3109/14639237609017785.

Chicago

Walters, Richard. 1976. “MUMPS: Program transferability.” Medical Informatics 1 (3): 195–202. https://doi.org/10.3109/14639237609017785.

Harvard

Walters, R. (1976) ‘MUMPS: Program transferability’, Medical Informatics, 1(3), pp. 195–202. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3109/14639237609017785.

BibTeX

@article{walters1976mumps,
  title = {{MUMPS: Program transferability}},
  author = {Walters, Richard},
  journal = {Medical Informatics},
  volume = {1},
  number = {3},
  pages = {195--202},
  year = {1976},
  doi = {10.3109/14639237609017785}
}

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