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CIS11 Revision for final exam
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Computer Science
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What does HCI stand for?
Definition
Human Computer Interaction
Term
What is HCI?
Definition
The study of interaction between people (users) and computers.
Term
What are the stages in Normans model of interaction?
Definition
1. Establishing the goals
2. Forming the intention
3. Specifying the action sequence
4. Executing the action
5. Perceiving the system state
6. Interpreting the system state
7. Evaluating the system state
Term
What is a domain?
Definition
The area of work under study
Term
What is a goal?
Definition
What you want to achieve
Term
What is a task?
Definition
- How you go about doing it
- Ultimately in terms of operations or actions
Term
What is GUI?
Definition
Graphical User Interface
Term
List some professions that require a high level of HCI awareness?
Definition
1. interaction designers - people involved in the design of all the interactive aspects of a product
2. usability engineers - people who focus on evaluating products
3. web designers - people who develop and create the visual design of websites
4. information architects - people who come up with ideas of how to plan and structure interactive products
5. user experience designers - people who do all the above but who may also carry out field studies to inform the design of products
Term
List 5 characteristics of valuable information
Definition
Accurate
Complete
Economical
Flexible
Relevant
Reliable
Simple
Term
What are the 4 areas of fairness in information use?
Definition
Knowledge
Control
Notice
Consent
Term
What are the 2 fairness issues?
Definition
- The right to know
- The ability to decide
Term
What does effective storage of data require? (Access)
Definition
A thorough design of data types and structures and careful consideration of fields used.
Term
What is the technical term for a column, in reference to Access
Definition
A field
Term
What does SQL stand for?
Definition
Standard Query Design Language
Term
What are the key considerations in organizing data in a database?
Definition
- What data is to be collected
- Who will have access
- How they will use it
Term
What are the two types of views a database requires?
Definition
1. Logical design (view) - shows an abstract model of how the data should be arranged and structured to meet an organisations information needs.
2. Physical design (view) - Physical database design starts from a logical database design and fine tunes it for performance and cost considerations
Term
What is a ERD?
Definition
Entity relationship diagram
A model that identifies the concepts or entities that exists in a system and the relationships between those entities.
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