March 2021 Issue
Practice
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Research Highlights
Table of Contents
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The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology
Technological and economic forces are now pushing computing away from being general purpose and toward specialization.
50 Years of Pascal
The Pascal programming language creator Niklaus Wirth reflects on its origin, spread, and further development.
Cyber Reconnaissance Techniques
A review of the existing reconnaissance techniques and countermeasures.
Understanding Deep Learning
Chiyuan Zhang discusses "Understanding Deep Learning Requires Rethinking Generalization," a Research Highlights article in the March 2021 CACM (https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/3/250713).
Prototype of Intelligent Underground Robotic System for Urban Environments Developed
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
An international research team has developed a robot that can …
Security Flaw Detected for 2nd Time in Credit Cards
ETH Zurich (Switzerland)
Researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich have uncovered a method for …
Biden Signs Executive Order to Address Chip Shortage
CNBC
On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden addressed a global chip …
NoSQL vs. SQL
Broadly, NoSQL has an absence of strict schemas for entities/attributes, while SQL rigidly relates/regulates the two.
Tips for Successful Examinations in the Age of Remote Education
Bertrand Meyer
Rather than fancying you can control Internet access, design exams to reward students who won't need it.
How I Evaluate a College Computer Science Teaching Record
Mark Guzdial
Teaching is a skill, and the best teachers use the best methods.