Computers and Quantity Surveyors

This book is directed primarily towards providing students and practitioners with a basic grounding in the use of computers by quantity surveyors. It is divided into two parts, the first part (Chapters l to 8) dealing with general concepts of information technology, and the latter part (Chapters 9 t...

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Main Author: Smith, Adrian J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
Series:Building and Surveying Series
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505 0 |a Preface PART 1 GENERAL CONCEPTS -- The Quantity Surveyor and the Computer: a short history Computer Hardware -- The Selection and Management of an Office Computer System -- Computers and the Law General Purpose Software -- Public Information Systems -- The Development of In-House Systems Expert Systems; the Future? -- PART 2 COMPUTERS APPLIED TO QUANTITY SURVEYING -- Computers in Cost Planning -- Computers and Bills of Quantities -- Computers for Post Contract Work Quantity -- Surveyors and Computer Aided Design -- Quantity Surveyors, Computers and Project Management -- Index 
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520 |a This book is directed primarily towards providing students and practitioners with a basic grounding in the use of computers by quantity surveyors. It is divided into two parts, the first part (Chapters l to 8) dealing with general concepts of information technology, and the latter part (Chapters 9 to 13) dealing with specific quantity surveying issues. Covers a wide range of topics: computer hardware; operational and management implications of computer systems; legal issues; general purpose software such as word processors, spreadsheet systems and micro-computer based data manipulation packages; public information software; development of in-house software; artificial intelligence and expert systems; the use of computers in cost planning, production of bills of quantity, post contract work and project management and computer aided design. The book is extensively referenced