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Procedures are descriptions of how things are done, steps for accomplishing a result. Sometimes procedures are unstated, the result of tradition or common practice. You may find this our when you join a club or are a guest in someones house for the first time. Sometimes procedures are laid out in great detail in manuals, as is true, say, of tax laws. Computer systems have procedures, many of which appear in manuals. Manuals, called documentation, cantain instructions, rules or guidelines to follow when you use hardware or software. When you buy a microcomputer or a software package, it comes with documentation, or procedures. Nowadays, infact, many such procedures come not only in a book, but also on a computer disk, which presents directions on your display screeen. The one problem with procedures is that they are only has helpful as the reader allows them to be. If the user is a dumbass, for lack of better terms, they could mess the whole thing up. So make sure you pay attention to every detail, and follow the instructions. You are not an expert. |
