On Evaluating the Performability of Degradable Computing Systems

IEEE Transactions on Computers

Volumn C-29, Issue 8, 1980, Pages 720-731

  Meyer, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIONICS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS, DIGITAL;

EID: 0019047765     PISSN: 00189340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TC.1980.1675654     Document Type: Article

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