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Author(s): M.P. Lee
Abstract:
This paper documents a second year undergraduate course entitled "Structured
Systems Analysis through Prolog" based on a textbook [5] by Terry Goble of
the same name.
Prolog has traditionally been seen as a Fifth Generation
programming Language (5GL) for Artificial Intelligence (AI) [2] and
Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) [8], however it can also be considered a
Fourth Generation Language (4GL) for use with Structured Systems Analysis
(SSA) and Data Base Management Systems (DBMS).
This paper begins by
considering the five generations of programming languages before moving on to
their place in the software engineering lifecycle.
It gives an example of the
approach before outlining the course and its assessment methods.
1 Introduction
In 1989 Terry Goble of the Essex Institute of Higher Education, now the Anglia
Polytechnic University, published a very interesting book [5] on Structured
Systems...
Pages: 8
Size: 566 kb
Paper DOI: 10.2495/SEHE950201
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