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The Computer Journal 1958 1(3):132-137; doi:10.1093/comjnl/1.3.132
© 1958 by British Computer Society
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Computers and Commerce: 2

A. S. Douglas

Electronic Computing Laboratory, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

In this article the application of computers to book-keeping is discussed and, in particular, the strategy of filing and consultation of files is considered. It is shown, by means of approximate formulae, that both the general method of filing used and the time at which the filing is done will materially affect the time taken by the computer to carry out this type of work. A detailed discussion is given of the prevention, detection and correction of errors, and the reliability that may be expected from a computer system.


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