Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Chapter 4 last part

Interface

interfaces will be built around emerging develpoment technologies such as:

-end of applications

-natural language interfaces

-agents

-virtual realities



File managament

-data madagment can be difficult

--> solution: organize data files logically

-Both Windows and Macs have folder systems such as:

-My Documents

-My Pictures

-My music



File Management Utilities

-view, rename, copy, paste, cut, move, and delete files and folders

-hierarchies help with organization

-help with locating files

-get size, file time and modification dates



Managing files from applications

-operations: open, save as, save, and close



Defragmentation

-eliminates fragements in a file by changing the assignemt of clousters to files



Software piracy

definition: illigeal duplication of copyrighted software

Intellectual property and the law

-includes tje results of intellectual activiteis in the arts, science and industry.
-the information age requires tje outdated and inconsistent intellectual property laws to be changed and adapted

The WIMP (windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices)
interface is easier to learn and use then earlier character baed interface

The SILK
interface incorporated many important emerging user interfaces software technologies such as:
speecha dn language
image
knowledge

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