Accession Number:

AD0694764

Title:

THE ECONOMICS OF COMPUTERS,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Sharpe, William F.

Report Date:

1969-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

581.0

Abstract:

The book attempts to provide and apply a set of concepts from economic theory that may prove valuable to those who are now or may become decisionmakers in the selection, financing, andor use of computers. Only theory relevant for such decision-makers is presented here. It deals with microeconomic theory the focus is on the small industry, firm, computer and not the large gross national product, consumer price index, unemployment. The book is intended to appeal to three groups of readers those who now manage or set policy for computer installations, students in programs leading to degrees in computer science or information science, and economists interested in the computer industry.

Descriptors:

• *DATA PROCESSING
• *ECONOMICS
• *MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING
• *COMPUTERS
• MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL
• MEMORY DEVICES
• INPUT OUTPUT DEVICES
• TIME SHARING
• INDUSTRIAL PROCUREMENT
• SCHEDULING
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• DECISION MAKING
• COST EFFECTIVENESS

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Computer Programming and Software
• Computer Hardware
• Computer Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE