DocumentCode
2164760
Title
An amalgamated model of software usability
Author
Holcomb, Richard ; Tharp, Alan L.
Author_Institution
Pioneer Software, Raleigh, NC, USA
fYear
1989
fDate
20-22 Sep 1989
Firstpage
559
Lastpage
566
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a basic model of software usability for human-computer interaction that accomplishes two primary goals: to allow software designers to make quantitative decisions about which usability attributes should be included in a design, and to provide a usability metric by which software designs can be consistently rated and compared. The model of software usability presented amalgamates the results from much of the research on usability and organizes it into seven basic usability principles, their underlying attributes, and associated relative weights
Keywords
software reusability; user interfaces; amalgamated model; human-computer interaction; quantitative decisions; relative weights; software designs; software usability; usability attributes; usability metric; usability principles; Cathode ray tubes; Costs; Information systems; Power system modeling; Software design; Teleprinting; Testing; Usability; User interfaces; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1989. COMPSAC 89., Proceedings of the 13th Annual International
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN
0-8186-1964-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CMPSAC.1989.65148
Filename
65148
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