At the Simplified Ski Racing office, the staff would have multiple computers to manage programs and other files that are needed to successfully run the business. The operating system would be very important for coordinating all the activities from different resources on the computer. In order to use the same operating system on all the computers, they would most likely have to be the same size and make, to ensure that the same system would be compatible on all of them.
The user interface would be important to think about because it controls how you enter data and instructions and how information is displayed on the screen. I would want a graphical user interface with menus and visual images because this would be the easiest for the staff to use. A command-line interface might be confusing to the staff because they would need to know the commands and keys used.
I would also want a multitasking operating system so that users can work on more than one program and one time. This would make things easier because staff members may need to have an e-mail program as well as the Web browser open at the same time. While doing this, the active program would be in the foreground and the others would be in the background.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Week 6 Post
Storage is a key component of my invention idea because some kind of device in the ski boot would have to store data, instructions, and information for future use. The storage medium that might be used is a memory card, which could easily be installed in the device to be placed on the ski boot. It could store information such as the position of the buckles, so that the boots would buckle to the same tightness each time the skier pushed the button.
A miniature hard dish might also be a good option. A hard disk or a memory card could easily be transported, which would be helpful if a skier were to get a new pair of boots and still wanted the buckling function. These devices could also be taken out of the boot and connected to a computer, so that the user could read the information stored and change it if necessary.
Users of my product could use cloud storage to ensure that the information from their boot device is saved somewhere other than on the memory card or disk. If their card were damaged while skiing or if it was lost, this information would be stored through an Internet service. This information could easily be retrieved by logging in to the cloud storage provider, although the user may need to pay a fee to use this service.
A miniature hard dish might also be a good option. A hard disk or a memory card could easily be transported, which would be helpful if a skier were to get a new pair of boots and still wanted the buckling function. These devices could also be taken out of the boot and connected to a computer, so that the user could read the information stored and change it if necessary.
Users of my product could use cloud storage to ensure that the information from their boot device is saved somewhere other than on the memory card or disk. If their card were damaged while skiing or if it was lost, this information would be stored through an Internet service. This information could easily be retrieved by logging in to the cloud storage provider, although the user may need to pay a fee to use this service.
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