Essays on User Interface

Abstract

For grocery stores, self-service checkout systems are a convenient option since they save costs for suppliers as only a few employees are required at the store. Self-service checkout systems typically allow customers to scan, pack, as well as pay for their goods with minimal help from the store attendant. It is imperative that such a system has the right functional and non-functional features, an aspect which forms the basis of this paper. This paper provides a list of questions that are needed in determining these features. The functional requirements for a grocery shop include that the system must have ...

Abstract

E-services can be best described as services offered by governments and organizations via the Internet. This paper intends to measure the usability of E-services for illiterate users in Saudi Arabia. This is done by using a general form specifically designed for data collection. The utilization of a special soft keyboard has been suggested for bringing improvements in the E-services usability.

Introduction

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shown excessive interest in the transformation to e-government in the recent years. For that reason, the government and institutions are considering to introduce electronic services. This is also important as e-services offer huge ...

Abstractions, especially pertaining computer and software engineering, refers to the obscured elements of transcending blocks, which make up a computer, or software systems. Different scholars have different approaches to the definition and application of the term abstraction. Abstraction is meant to shield certain characters, which are deemed irrelevant to a certain process (Davis 131). In this regard, the main essence or processes use the elements which have been deemed relevant, for the accomplishment of a certain task. For instance, for a computer system, different platforms provide programmers with the incentives to develop new software and designs, which are meant ...

Storage Management- An Introduction

Application Block Level Access Database Server and Operating System Performance Management System Storage Resource Management Network Storage Array Active/ Active Storage Array Active/ Passive Storage Array Conclusion References Storage Management- An Introduction Storage management is becoming a significant topic with the growing importance of data, the growth of data, and dependence of organizations on digital information. More complex information is being generated on daily basis. It is becoming a challenging task to manage storage environments to maintain complex data. Storage management is considered to be the most important segment in IT (Information Technology) infrastructure. It has a crucial role ...

How the World of Personal Computers and Communications

Were Changed Forever When Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011, he left behind the most financially successful and innovative company in the world. What is more important, Steve Jobs’ influence resonates with ever growing force every time millions of children and adults with minimal knowledge about computer software interact effortlessly with computers or mobile devices. When music lovers can access hundreds of music files and readers have hundreds of books at their fingertips without visiting libraries in person, it is thanks to the pioneering creative genius of Steve Jobs. Business people are able to carry their office ...

Two reasons why users are avoiding Windows 8

Users are avoiding Windows 8 due to the overlapping of Aero User and Metro interface. It is difficult and complicated for a user to switch between desktop applications and metro applications making windows eight not user-friendly, as it creates a lot of confusion for the developers and the users. Another reason is that Windows 8 provides no possible way to turn home screens into icons. The Start screen looks garbled when many apps are installed.

Recommend at least one cause of action that Microsoft can take to address these concern and reason

Microsoft can come up with a technology that enables the changing of home screens to icons to minimize the garbling of apps and confusion ...

Introduction

Usability refers to the ease with which a system or a device can be used, to ensure effectiveness and consumer satisfaction while achieving its objectives. User interfaces simplify the usability of devices and systems by providing the user with easy-to-use interactive displays and information. Companies develop products that fit their intended market. Consumers, therefore, are a vital component in the development of systems as system developers take into account the user-friendliness of their product. Usability heuristics seeks to provide a platform for product developers to create a product that serves the purpose in a targeted demographic, with ease of ...

Background Introduction

The paper evaluates the utility of handheld communication devices, about use, flexibility, simplistic and intuitive design, the perceptibility of data, ability to error tolerance, physical effort low in a measure, and approach in use of space and size. The objective of this paper is to give an assessment of the above from research I have conducted. To meet this objective, I have organized it to focus on individual sections for each principal mentioned. I also discuss the designer’s aid to the physically challenged and universal user ability. Later, I finish my paper with the conclusion. The principles of ...

Athlone Store – Android Application Linked with Server

Introduction Athlone Store is an Android based application that is linked with a Server. The App is based on a Client-Server architecture where the client caters to end users or buyers and the server is the admin part for managing the application data and relevant details. The client in this architecture is the Android App that is accessed by users or the buyers of various product offerings on the App. The buyers accessing the Android App can perform various activities on the Android App client that includes checking product categories, searching products by name, browsing through the product catalog, ...

Software testing is defined as the process of executing software to determine its functionality. The goal is to demonstrate to the developers as well as the users that the software meets the technical and business requirements (Homè̀s, 2012). Standards on the other hands are documents outlining guidelines, specifications, characteristics, or requirements to ensure that products are consistent and meet their purpose. There are national and international standards that guide the development and testing processes for software. In Australia, the AS/NZS ISO/IEC 25062:2006 is a standard that provides User Interface (UI) designers or software usability professionals procedures for testing ...

Business

2016-04-22

Executive Summary 3

I. Business description 4 II. Definition of the market 5 III. Description of proposed products or services 6 IV. Organization and management descriptions 7 V. Marketing strategy 10 VI. Financial management 12

References 14

Appendix A. 15 Executive Summary This paper presents the business plan of the online-store. It specializes in the sales of different kinds of tea with home delivery throughout the country. The name of a start-up of the retail online store is “Black & Green”. The main objectives, which the store faces today, are the following: the launching web site http://blackgreen.us; The motto of the startup is: “You ...

Color is an essential element of visual language that people use in cognitive processes even before they are aware of the same. Most of the computer users with no visual impairment depend on visual effects to perceive the changes in the computer screen. Color plays a key role in every stage of vision. It is hence paramount for developers to choose the colors used in any application based on the information they what convey and to whom the information should be relayed. People’s perception to color is subjective; different color components have a different meaning to different people. ...

Individual Report

The initial idea presented in the group report of robot Chef and intelligent kitchen equipment has been very innovative as they follow the latest trend of a human computer interface (HCI). The origination of design idea has a very humble origin as it focuses on solving the problems of cooking meals for friends thereby allowing the host to have a free time to entertain the guest. The group report presents the final product as the smart pan. According to the group report, the initial ideas led to the final product. The task undertaken for evaluating the final product came ...

IST 305- Assignment # 5

Enterprise Applications Enterprise applications include applications for pay role, supply chain, employ/customer records, accounting and customer service. Enterprise applications involve persistent data that needs to be kept for several years. For an organization, to implement an Enterprise application, it must consider various factors before deciding on the enterprise application provider. The enterprise application can be of different kinds and cater to different segments of the business; it could be for a business to customer or a customer to customer model. Before deciding on an enterprise system, the organization must think about the performance (Moser et al.). The other factors ...

[The Course]

An operating system is a kind of software, which deals with computer’s hardware and software resources management as well providing computer programs with low-level services, which are essential to ensure their proper functionality. This means that operating system plays a role of mediator between programs installed on the computer and the computer hardware (Dohtre 1). Operating systems can be installed on a wide range of devices containing computer functions such as desktop computers, laptops, smartphones, tablets, different types of servers etc. At the present moment the most popular desktop operating systems are Windows,OS X and ...

Comparison of Maestro with Adaco ERP Vendor

The hospitality industry has competitively experienced a huge competitive edge across the globe day by day. Within the framework of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), the hospitality industry has several ERP vendors which provide different forms of software to provide a smooth operations of the industry’s activities. First, Maestro ensures provision of a full spectrum of hospitality services and software in infrastructure management, which includes vendor management, help desk support, upgrades, virtualization and integrations/migrations. On the other hand, Adaco provides a globally leading operation and purchasing control solution for the hospitality industry. The products offered by Adaco.NET encompass a ...

Introduction

For a fact, the success of a website is primarily based on its usability. In fact, the lack of a user-friendly interface deters people from using or revisiting a web page. According to McNeil (2010), the usability of a website provides the users with not only comfortable browsing experience but also encourages them to visit the site continuously. As such, it is imperative for web designers to focus on the presentation of a website through integration with efficient navigation tools. This is mainly accredited to the fact that some users are not concerned with the overall approach used in ...

Abstract Internal controls form an important part of the process of protecting an organization’s resources. They directly affect the allocation and use of an organization’s resources and therefore ultimately impact on the overall performance of an organization. One of the resources useful in an organization is information, and this paper seeks to explain the relationship that exists between the process of information system development and the internal control function of an organization.

The relationship between internal control and the systems development process

Internal control forms an essential part of accounting. It is one of the benchmark processes upon which the success of the accounting function and ...