Q. Why do designers use special notations for describing human-computer dialogs instead of programming languages?

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Q. What is the primary advantage of using a separate dialog description notation for interactive programs?

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Q. How does a dialog notation aid designers in relation to prototyping?

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Q. What is a significant advantage of using a dialog notation for programs that will be executed on different platforms?

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Q. What is the typical relationship between traditional text-based terminal applications and modern graphical platforms?

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Q. What is the primary advantage of using diagrammatic notations in dialog design?

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Q. What is the purpose of state transition networks (STNs)?

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Q. What do the circles in a state transition network (STN) represent?

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Q. What is the purpose of the arrows in a state transition network (STN)?

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Q. How does a state transition network (STN) handle the representation of user actions and system responses?

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Q. What is a primary advantage of state transition networks (STNs) for dialog description?

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Q. In the context of the State Transition Network (STN) described, what does the term "iteration" refer to?

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Q. How does the State Transition Network (STN) handle situations where the user has multiple options or choices?

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Q. How does the State Transition Network (STN) represent the concept of iteration in dialog design?

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Q. In the State Transition Network (STN), how is the concept of user choice represented?

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Q. In the context of hierarchical state transition nets, what purpose do the "Start" and "Finish" states serve?

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Q. How are composite states represented in hierarchical state transition nets?

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Q. How does the use of hierarchical state transition nets affect the complexity of specifying large systems?

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Q. In a hierarchical state transition net, how is a subdialog entered?

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Q. What advantage does the use of hierarchical state transition nets offer in dialog specification?

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