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Chapter 25
Handbook of Research on Natural Computing for Optimization Problems
Arrangement of parts or units of elements in a pattern whose co-ordinates can be addressed.
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Cellular Automata-Basics: Applications in Problem Solving
Simanti Bhattacharya (University of Kalyani, India) and Angshuman Bagchi (University of Kalyani, India)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0058-2.ch025
Abstract
Cellular Automata (CAs) are spatially arranged systems, composed of units or cells having distinct information and all are under uniform condition. This system gradually progresses with time evolution based on the local information following a specific rule and achieves a configuration that reflects the global scenario. It very efficiently mimics large complex system, segmented into local units and hence makes the calculations easy. The local changes are integrated in a synchronized manner to give the final outcome with the essence of robustness associated with simple and uniform functions applied throughout. This has made CA to be successfully applied in various fields of scientific researches. This book chapter describes the fundamental properties of CA and its structures. Then it advances to the simple rule construction and local to global configuration. Finally it discusses the vast applicability of CA in different segments of science, specifically in the field of biological researches.
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Chapter 10
Database Engineering Supporting the Data Evolution
Collection of versions of different elements that make up a complex element. Versions in a configuration must be stable, i.e., they cannot be altered but can be changed by a new version of the same element. Configurations are abstractions representing semantic relationships among elements. Configurations serve to establish the scope of an application (temporal, spatial or user) (Sabin & Weigel, 1998). Revised Configurations consolidated by users can be defined as Releases. Versions of a release cannot be altered or changed by another version. Configurations defined as releases cannot be deleted because they are or were used. User identifiers, valid intervals for use and constraints are some important items of information associated with releases in databases.
Published in Chapter: Database Engineering Supporting the Data Evolution; From: Handbook of Research on Innovations in Database Technologies and Applications: Current and Future Trends
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Chapter 62
Implementing a Sound Public Information Security Program
Configuration is the relative or functional arrangement of components in a system. It is the way a system is set up, or the assortment of components that make up the system. Configuration can refer to hardware or software, or the combination of both.
Published in Chapter: Implementing a Sound Public Information Security Program; From: Handbook of Research on Public Information Technology
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