May 2007
Beginner
312 pages
7h 8m
English
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Concepts and Issues
“If you don’t crack the shell, you can’t eat the nut.”
—Persian Proverb
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Design Improvements and Aggravations
There are numerous models for interfacing with a computer. These not only include the graphical user interface (GUI) that you’re probably used to using on your own computer, but also interfaces that are growing in popularity, such as touch screen interfaces.
Before I discuss models, it’s important for you to get a solid grounding in the terminology that I will use throughout this book. These terms, as well as the meaning behind them, are important for you to ...