A Study of File Manipulation by Novices Using Commands vs. Direct Manipulation
| dc.contributor.author | Margono, Sepeedeh | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Shneiderman, Ben | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2004-05-31T20:59:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2004-05-31T20:59:02Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1987-06 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 1995-04-13 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | There are three basic interactive styles of control in human interfaces with computers: command, menu, and direct manipulation. In the past few years, these three styles have become the subject of many studies. However, few comparisons have been done between interfaces that use direct manipulation and command styles. This experiment compares file manipulation operations on the Apple Macintosh, which has a direct manipulation interface, with the IBM PC with MS-DOS, which has the command interface. After a brief training period, novices accomplished file manipulation tasks more rapidly, with fewer errors and greater satisfaction with the Apple Macintosh. Problems arising for both versions are discussed and suggestions for improvements are made. (Also cross-referenced as CAR-TR-264) | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 50754 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/postscript | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/354 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Digital Repository at the University of Maryland | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Tech Reports in Computer Science and Engineering | en_US |
| dc.relation.isAvailableAt | Computer Science Department Technical Reports | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | UM Computer Science Department; CS-TR-1775 | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | CAR-TR-264 | en_US |
| dc.title | A Study of File Manipulation by Novices Using Commands vs. Direct Manipulation | en_US |
| dc.type | Technical Report | en_US |