Cognitive Science
Final / 2006
Modified:
2006-05-02
Instructions: Return completed test no later than 3:00 p.m.,
Thursday, 2006-05-11.
Use the CS main page, pages you find on your own, and e-mail sent
to you as the source for your answers. To avoid problems, submit your
answers as hard copy only.
Answers should be legible (i.e., not hand written), complete,
thoughtful, and articulate. You may consult with me via e-mail
twice 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! Be sure to use quotation marks where
appropriate.
1. Pick an interaction device. Describe how it works and how users
use it to interact with a computer. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of the device?
2. What is an agent? Look at the MIT Media Lab page on agents (on our
Web page). Pick one of their agents and describe it.
3. Should governments be able to limit user's level of encryption?
Why or why not? Defend your answer.
4. Describe how the eBay Web site is set up and comment on its
usability. What, if anything, surprised you about our in class eBay
transaction?
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