Q. In what situations might shared artifacts be used for communication even when direct communication is necessary?

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Q. How does communication through the artifact differ from other forms of communication?

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Q. What is the primary purpose of using frameworks for understanding groupware?

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Q. What is a key distinction between synchronized and unsynchronized systems?

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Q. In the context of the time/space matrix, what distinguishes email systems from co-authoring systems?

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Q. What factor becomes more important when considering synchronized systems in the time/space matrix?

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Q. Which term is used to describe a situation in which participants are forced to use a system one after another, preventing concurrent access?

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Q. What type of access do co-authoring systems like Quilt allow, where participants can use the system at the same time or not?

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Q. Which groupware system is designed for unsynchronized cooperation, particularly suitable for users of mobile or home computers?

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Q. In the refined matrix, which class of systems is characterized by having centralized data and allowing users to operate in closely coupled modes or one at a time?

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Q. What is the primary purpose of sharing information in electronic conferences and shared workspaces?

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Q. In terms of granularity, what is the range of chunk sizes for sharing in groupware systems?

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Q. What is an important consideration for systems that allow fine-grained chunk sizes in terms of updates?

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Q. What type of systems allow for long-lived floor holders and show updates immediately, even with locks on larger chunks?

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Q. What is the primary distinction between WYSIWIS systems and other shared editors like Grove?

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Q. In the context of shared databases, what does "sharing a view, but not the presentation of that view" mean?

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Q. What is the difference between a single insertion point and multiple insertion points in terms of input sharing?

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Q. What is the purpose of a group pointer in the context of input sharing?

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Q. In the context of electronic conferencing, what is a "monotonic" data structure?

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Q. Why is a shared hypertext considered suitable for unsynchronized groupware?

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