Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Chapter 4: The User Interface

- Future users interfaces will be built around emreging development technologies such a:
the end of applications
natural-language interface
agents
virtual realities
- files can be scatteres all over the system, which often ,akes data managemnet difficult.
- one solution to this problem is to organize data files logically.
- both windows and the Mac support the notion of common system floders with self-explanatory names.
  • my documents
  • my pictures
  • my music

- File-managment utilities:

  • view, rename, copy, move, and delete files and folders
  • Hierarchies help with organization
  • help with locating a file
  • get size, file type, and last modification date.

-Managing Files from Applications:

  • operations:open, Save as, Save, and Close

Defragmentaion

- Software Piracy: illegal duplication of copyrighted software

  • the software industry is a 50 billion a year business sector
  • billions of dollars are lost each year to software piracy.

- The WIMP(windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices) interface is easier to learn and use than earlier character-based interfaces.

- The SILK interface incoperates many important emerging user interface software technologies.

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