Thesis (M.S.)--University of Florida, 2001. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 54 p.; also contains graphics. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-53).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-133). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2001. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 127-129).

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published_or_final_version / Computer Science / Master / Master of Philosophy

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A new approach is presented for object based interprocess communication in this study. UNIX is a conventional operating system, and this study presents a new approach for representing processes as objects.Object based programming at the system level is discussed. The thesis presents motivation for supporting and implementing process objects with UNIX system calls, message passing and shared memory. Interprocess communication can be simulated using objects to represent processes.Related work in the area of system supported objects in conventional operating systems is also presented. / Department of Computer Science

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Software can be considered a live entity, as it undergoes many alterations throughout its lifecycle. Therefore, code can become rather complex and difficult to understand. More specifically in object-oriented systems, classes may become very large and less cohesive. In order to identify such problematic cases, existing approaches have proposed the use of cohesion metrics. While metrics can identify classes with low cohesion, they usually cannot identify new or independent concepts. In this work, we propose a class decomposition method using an clustering algorithm based on the Jaccard distance between class members. The methodology is able to identify new concepts and rank the solutions according to their impact on the design quality of the system. The methodology was evaluated in terms of assessment by designers, expert assessment and metrics. The evaluation showed the ability of the method to identify new recognizable concepts and improve the design quality of the underlying system.

Thesis (MSc.) - Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Information & Communication Technologies, 2002. / Dissertation for the degree of Master of Science (Research), Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, 2002. Typescript. Bibliography p. 142-146.