Q. What is the primary argument in favor of separating the semantics of an application from its user interface?

View solution

Q. What is the term used to describe the role that governs communication between the application and the user interface in an interactive system?

View solution

Q. What are the three major components of an interactive system according to the provided text?

View solution

Q. Which programming approach typically leads to an external dialog control system in a UIMS?

View solution

Q. When was the term "UIMS" (User Interface Management System) first coined?

View solution

Q. What are the three logical components identified in the Seeheim model of a UIMS?

View solution

Q. What does the MVC paradigm stand for in the context of interactive system development?

View solution

Q. In the context of the MVC paradigm, what does the "model" represent?

View solution

Q. How does Smalltalk utilize the MVC paradigm for building interactive systems?

View solution

Q. What does the PAC model stand for in the context of interactive system architecture?

View solution

Q. What is the role of the "abstraction component" in the PAC model?

View solution

Q. How does the PAC model differ from the MVC model in terms of input and output?

View solution

Q. What is the primary purpose of menu networks in interactive systems?

View solution

Q. How does the use of callback procedures differ between the X toolkit and the MVC architecture?

View solution

Q. What is the primary advantage of using menu networks as an implementation technique for dialog control?

View solution

Q. What is the main advantage of using a multi-agent architecture, such as the PAC model, for interactive systems?

View solution

Q. In the context of interactive systems, what does the term "PAC" stand for in the PAC model?

View solution

Q. Which programming paradigm involves an internal control loop within the application program to handle events and interactions?

View solution

Q. What is a key benefit of using toolkits in interactive system development?

View solution

Q. In the context of UIMS, what is the role of the dialog control component?

View solution