* Homework -- Writing
     - Read, summarize, and discuss two articles related to computer systems.
     -  Suggested sources of articles: Journals and magazines in computer 
         science
     -  Possible topics
          Network operating systems, network based applications, 
          standards for e-mail, directory systems, addressing, etc.
     - Requirements (Note these carefully)
          Minimum length of article: 3 full pages of text (do not count figures,
               pictures, ads, etc. that may be interspersed wit hthe text of the
               article)
          Length of your paper: one full page (maximum margins 1 inch 
               all around, 10 or 12 point type, single spaced.)  Put the 
               name of the article, the
               author and source of the article, and your name on a separate
               cover sheet.
          Content of your paper:
               Meaningful summary of the article in your own words
               Bias, if any, in the article (was someone trying to sell you
                    something, or was it objective?)
               At least one question left in your mind by the article 
                    (something you did not completely understand or would 
                     like to know more about)
               One thing you learned from the article
          Hand in a copy of the article with your paper.
Lillian N. (Boots) Cassel
Department of Computing Sciences
Villanova University
Villanova, PA 19085-1699
+1 610 519 7341

cassel@vill.edu
11 January 1996