1993 CERN school of computing. Proceedings

These proceedings contain the majority of the lectures given at the 1993 CERN School of Computing. Artificial neural networks were treated with particular emphasis on applications in particle physics. A discussion of triggering for experiments at the proposed LHC machine provided a direct connection to data acquisition in this field, whereas another aspect of signal processing was seen in the description of a gravitational wave interferometer. Some of the more general aspects of data handling covered included parallel processing, te IEEE mass storage system, and the use of object stores of events. Lectures on broadband telecommunications networks and asynchronous transfer mode described some recent developments in communications. The analysis and visualization of the data were discussed in the talks on general-purpose portable software tools (PAW++, KUIP and PIAF) and on the uses of computer animation and virtual reality to this end. Lectures on open software discussed operating systems and distributed computing, and the evolution of products like Unix, NT and DCE. (orig.) e