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After the process described in Chapters 5 and 6, the programs and related procedures can then be operated, hopefully for the purpose originally intended. The operation of computer-based systems will be covered in this and the following chapter. Just as a computer program comprises executable statements and data defmitions, so running a program involves initiating and controlling program execution and the preparation, marshalling and input of data to that program during execution; and equally it requires the availability of a processor/storage system, set up and ready for the program, which is the subject of Chapter 8.
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Wright, G.G.L. (1982). Running Programs. In: Mastering Computers. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16744-9_7
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