Cognitive Science

Test 3 / 2004

Modified: 4/6/2004

Instructions: Due before 2:10 p.m., Tuesday, April 13.

Use the CS main page, pages you find on your own, and e-mail sent to you as the source for your answers. You may submit your answers as hard copy or as e-mail (either as straight e-mail or as a Word attachment). Choose the method with which you are more comfortable.

Answers should be legible (i.e., not hand written), complete, thoughtful, and articulate. You may consult with me via e-mail as you develop your answers (probably a good strategy). Shoot for at least one page per question and do not simply copy and paste answers. Use quotes to indicate sources you found elsewhere and provide URLs or references where appropriate. Failure to properly cite sources may lead to a grade of zero for that item!

1. Go to the TOG page on interaction design and pick five of his principles to explain. Relate those principles to the SAU main Web page: www.saumag.edu. How does SAU's page fare according to the principles you picked?

2. What is a hypertext? How does hypertext differ from hypermedia? Again, using the SAU main page, illustrate how hypermedia concepts are used on that page.

3. Discuss robotics as AI. Is robotics always AI? Why or why not. Give two examples supporting your answer.

4. Look at www.google.com's interface. Is it usable? Why or why not? (Hint: be sure to explore beyond the first page of this interface.

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