W8 Flashcards
LIFO stacks
FIFO queues
Last in first out, deals with immediate
First in first out, deals with the important
How to handle distractions?
How to handle unavoidable interruptions?
Write down interesting thoughts
Write out current thought, to bookmark your place in current task, you won’t forget
CLI:
TUI:
GUI:
Command Line Interface
Textual User Interface
Graphical User Interface
GUI versus CLI
GUI: Slower but flexible.
User-Friendly
Minimal Training
Form and Function
CLI: Faster but inflexible
Admins and experts only
Act on many items with single command
Function, little form
Benefits of using GUI
Created end user computing. Accessible to people without extensive training.
Reduced barrier to entry
Powershell is:
a command-line shell and scripting language
Powershell is for
system administrators and programmers to automate tasks and manage a platform
How to open powershell from file explorer
Go to folder in file explorer
Alt+ F to open file menu
R to open Powershell
> get-childitem
Recall commands in stack in Powershell
Arrow up or down
Edit within the cmd in Powershell
Home, End, Ctrl + Arrow left/right
List all commands in the stack in Powershell
get-history
Get help in powershell
get-help
Autocomplete in powershell
Tab
Evolution of mice:
Doug Engelbart’s prototype, 1964
Xerox PARC, 1972, $300, 2019 price $1832
Apple Macintosh, 1984, $15, Price in 2019: $34
The field of HCI (Human Computer Interaction)
Psychology Ergonomics and human factors Engineering Design Semiotics and branding Ethnography Sociology Language Computer science
