Misconceptions about real-time computing: a serious problem fornext-generation systems
Stankovic, J.A.
Computer
Volume 21, Issue 10, Oct 1988 Page(s):10 - 19
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/2.7053
Summary: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

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