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Social

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Friendly companionship. Living together in harmony rather than isolation.

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Ethical

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Dealing with morals or the principles of morality. The rules or standards for appropriate conduct or practice.

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Intellectual Property

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The result of mental efforts.

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Ergonomics

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Effectiveness of screen design.
Ease of use.
Appropriate messages to the user.
Consistency of the UI.

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Inclusivity

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Culture
Economic
Gender
Disability

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Skills

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Communication
Teamwork
Creativity
Design Skills
Technical Skills
Problem-solving Skills
Attention to detail
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UI

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Command Line Interface

Graphical User Interface

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Internet Applications

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Email
Web browsers
Search engines
Social networking

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Spreadsheets

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IPO
Scrolling left, right, up and down
Instant recalculations as contents change
Status and/or formula line
Ability to replicate a range to any other range
Relative and Absolute referencing
Formulas could be entered using minimal keystrokes
Cursor moves are used to select cells and ranges

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Gopher servers contained:

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Text based documents

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Software that locates, accesses and displays web pages is known as:

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A web browser

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The company that refined many of the design concepts that form the basis of todays GUI was:

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Apple

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Facebook is an example of a:

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Social networking app

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Relative and absolute referencing is a concept that is present in:

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Spreadsheets

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The first widely available web browser was:

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Mosaic

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VisiCalc was developed by:

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Bricklin and Frankston

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The Computer that is widely recognised as the first to include a fully bit-mapped display is the:

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Xerox Alto

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Archie was an example of a:

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Search engine

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Tim Berners-Lee developed:

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The first web browser

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Licence

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Formal permission or authority to use a product e.g. non-exclusive (multiple users)

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Agreement

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A mutual agreement or contract within parties e.g. ‘agree to terms and conditions’

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Term

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The period of time an agreement is in force e.g. until the other party violates the agreement

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Warranty

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An assurance of some sort e.g. a guarantee

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Limited use

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Restricted use of the product e.g. copying is not permitted

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Liability
An obligation or debt as a consequence e.g. replacement or refund
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Program
Refers to the computer software e.g. executables
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Reverse engineer
Decompiling the product
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Backup copy
A copy of the software made for archival purposes e.g. a backup drive
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Commercial Licence Agreement
Covered by copyright 1 archival copy may be made Cannot be modified Source code is not distributed
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Shareware Licence Agreement
Covered by copyright Copies can be made for archive or distribution Cannot be modified Source code is not distributed
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Freeware Licence Agreement
Covered by copyright Copies can be made distributed and altered Source code may or may not be distributed
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Public Domain
Not covered by copyright
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Open Source Licence Agreement
Covered by copyright Source code is developed collaboratively Available to be modified or distributed
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Site Licence Agreement
Covered by copyright Specify the number of machines the software can be installed of OR The location where the software must be installed on any number of machines
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Creative Commons Licence Agreement
Not ideal for software Covered by copyright Allows work to be copied and distributed as long as the creator is acknowledged
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Issues particular to the software industry that have resulted in software licencing agreements:
Ease of reproduction and copy Collaborative development history The current open environment of the Internet
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Property that results from the fruits of mental effort is known as:
Intellectual Property
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A user is allowed to copy software under what conditions?
``` The software is in the public domain OR The software is freeware OR To create one archive backup ```
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Software that is not covered by copyright is considered to be:
Public domain software
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If you modify software, copy it and distribute it to friends, it is most likely:
Freeware
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A software product that is developed collaboratively and is freely available is likely to be covered by:
Open source licence
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A commercial licence usually gives the user:
The right to use the software
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The process of decompiling is used when:
Reverse engineering
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With regard to computer software licences, the term program means:
The executable files and included files only.
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For copyright to not apply, the developer must:
Expressly state that the product is in the public domain.
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Consistent UI (7 points)
``` Standards Set of rules Use elements correctly Colour Fonts Alignment Reversible actions ```
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Appropriate messages to the user (5 points)
``` Unambiguous Positive Consistent wording Consistent placing Icons ```
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Ease of Use (6 point)
Screen elements logically connected Natural flow of the task Advanced functionality for experienced users 50% 'white space' Icons used correctly Unavailable commands greyed but still showing
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Acceptable response time
1 second
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From a user interface perspective, the most important aspect is:
Consistency
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A programmer would use progress bars as a means of:
Providing feedback to the user
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A software developer's product must:
Be consistent in it's design Meet the needs of the user Be 'user friendly'
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The primary method that an application uses to communicate problems to the user is:
Messages
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Icons are most useful when they are:
Intuitively recognisable
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Command buttons, check boxes and radio buttons can best be described as:
Function elements
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A programmer could use what to ensure data is validated?
List and combination boxes
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If a software application is intuitive, consistent and easy to learn then it could be considered to be:
User friendly
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How much 'white space'?
50%

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