Q. What is the main advantage of CSP notation over production rules for handling both concurrency and sequence?

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Q. Which term is used in CSP notation to denote the process that waits for user mouse actions?

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Q. What does parallel composition of processes in CSP notation achieve for the user interface?

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Q. What distinguishes dynamic screen presentations from static screen presentations in interfaces?

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Q. What is the primary difference between static and dynamic dialog structures?

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Q. Which type of systems might be more likely to have dynamic dialog structures?

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Q. What is the significance of parametrization in the context of dynamic dialog structures?

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Q. How can the complexity of dynamic dialog structures affect their analysis?

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Q. When might it be preferable to use more static forms of representation for encoding dialogs?

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Q. What are the two aspects of dialog semantics?

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Q. What is the primary purpose of having notation-specific semantics for a dialog?

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Q. In augmented transition networks (ATNs), how are the arcs labeled?

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Q. How do production rules typically communicate with the underlying application?

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Q. What is the purpose of using production rules with conditions and actions?

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Q. In the context of dialog notations, what is the primary role of notation-specific semantics?

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Q. Which of the following elements are part of an eventISL description in Alexander’s SPI?

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Q. What is the primary drawback associated with the use of global variables in dialog notations like eventISL?

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Q. In the context of dialog descriptions, what is the primary advantage of a centralized dialog description approach?

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Q. What is a disadvantage associated with the distributed dialog description approach?

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Q. Which statement best describes the compatibility of the two dialog description approaches?

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