RE: [unrev-II] A small quiz

From: Gil Regev (gil.regev@epfl.ch)
Date: Wed Nov 14 2001 - 00:24:40 PST

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    The lack of context in this sentence leads the reader to make a number of
    assumptions which very often are implicit. We can see that answers range
    from the brain to multi-tasking operating systems.
    Since many possible contexts exist, it is tempting to use an IBIS
    discussion. I started a text bases discussion reproduced below. I ran out of
    time and inspiration after a while and since IBIS is supposed to be
    collaborative, this could be taken on by others. Notice however, that Henry
    didn't ask what device X is, but what device X does. The answers, including
    mine at first, focused on what the device is. What can we learn from this?
    Device X "is an event based operating environment designed for use with
    embedded networked sensors. It is designed to support the concurrency
    intensive operations required by networked sensors with minimal hardware
    requirements."

    Question: What do you think Device X does?
        Question: What is "an event based operating environment"?
            Idea: could we replace environment with system?
            Argument: No difference between this device and Windows, MacOS,
    Linux

        Question: What are "embedded networked sensors"?
            Question: embedded in what?
                Idea: In kitchen appliances
                Idea: In cell phones and PDAs
            Question: What's a networked sensor?
                Idea: A device that gives some information about the environment
    and is linked with other sensors
            Question: Why do we need networked sensors?

    Question: Why it is so especially proficient at doing it?
        Idea: Because whoever promotes this device claims that sensors need
    minimal hardware to be networked through this device.
        Question: How can we make sure this claim is valid?
        Question: What are the competing products for this device?
        Question: What are the consequences of using this device?

      -----Original Message-----
      From: Henry K van Eyken [mailto:vaneyken@sympatico.ca]
      Sent: mercredi, 14. novembre 2001 04:51
      To: unrev-II@yahoogroups.com
      Subject: Re: [unrev-II] A small quiz

      Nice and warm, Eric.

      Henry

      Eric Armstrong wrote:

    > Sounds like a multitasking sensor-controller that monitors multiple
    > sensors, as in a clean room, and sends real signals to the system
    > that does the reporting.
    >
    > Henry K van Eyken wrote:
    >
    > > The first item in today's Fleabyte < http://www.fleabyte.org/#90 > is
    > > a
    > > small quiz for the techically savvy.
    > >
    > > I would appreciate honest efforts at answering the question - to help
    > > me
    > > learn what the editorial judgment on this subject ought to be.
    > >
    > > Henry
    > >
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