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| Inputs or outputs that require minimal human intervention. |
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| System interfaces that directly involve a system user. |
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| design techniques that embody the view that the user interface is the entire system. |
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| Degree to which a system is easy to learn and use. |
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| Analogies between features of the user interface and aspects of physical reality that users are familiar with. |
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| Direct Manipulation Metaphor |
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| metahor inwhich objects on a display are manipulated to look like physical objects or graphic symbols that represent them. |
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| Metaphor in which the visual display is organized into distinct regions, with a large empty workspace in the middle and a collection of tool icons around the perimeter. |
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| Metaphor in which data is visually represented as paper pages or forms. |
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| Metaphor in which user and computer accomplish a task by engaging in a conversation or dialog via text, voice, or tools such as labeled buttons. |
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Human Computer Interaction
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| Field of study concerned with the efficiency and effectiveness of user interfaces vis-a-vis computer systems, human oriented input and output technology, and psycholgical aspects of user interfaces. |
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| when the appearance of a specific control suggests its function. |
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| when a control is visible so that users know it is available, the control providing immediate feedback to indicate that it is responding to the user. |
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| Sequence of sketches of the display sreen during a dialog. |
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| a rectangular box that accepts text typed on a keyboard or recognized from speech input. |
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| a text box that contains a list of predefined data values. |
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| a text box that contains a predefined list of acceptable entries but permits the user to enter a new value when the list doesn't contain the desired value. |
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| a group of choices from which the user selects only one, the system then automatically turns off all other buttons in the group. |
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| similar to radio buttons, but the user can select multiple items within the group. |
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Cascading Style Sheets
CSS |
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| Web page encoding standard that enables a web site designer to specify parts of a page that will always look the same and parts that will vary by task or audience. |
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| software (such as text to speech or voice recognition) that adapts user interfaces to the special needs of persons with disabilities. |
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Extensible Markup Language
XML |
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| extension of HTML that embeds self defining data structures within textual messages. |
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| character sequences that define the beginning, end, and meaning of the text that appears in between them. <name> and </name> |
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| reports that contain specific information on business transactions. |
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| reports that summarize detail or recap periodic activity. |
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| reports that provide details or summary information about transactions or operating results that fall outside a predefined normal range of values. |
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| reports used by high level managers to assess overall organization health and performance. |
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| reports or other outputs produced for use within the organization. |
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| reports or other outputs produced for use by people outside the organization. |
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| external outputs that includes one or more parts intended to be returned with new data or information. |
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| user-interface design technique that enables a user to select summary information and view supporting detail. |
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