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- Comparison oµ PF╙ Writσ anΣ WordSta≥
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- Thσ purposσ oµ thi≤ assignmen⌠ i≤ t∩ givσ yo⌡ ß littlσ ì
- experiencσ witΦ softwarσ evaluation« Thinδ oµ thi≤ a≤ ß tes⌠ ì
- drivσ oµ thσ tw∩ programs¼ iε whicΦ yo⌡ forφ somσ subjectivσ ì
- opinions while gathering some actual performance data.
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- 1. What is the largest document that PFS Write can process?
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- 2. Caε PF╙ Writσ edi⌠ document≤ tha⌠ arσ to∩ largσ t∩ fi⌠ iε ì
- áááámemor∙ b∙ overflowinτ oε thσ disk?
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- 3. WorΣ processinτ wil∞ bσ faste≥ iµ thσ prograφ documen⌠ areß
- áááái≤ largσ enougΦ t∩ holΣ aε entirσ documen⌠ rathe≥ thaε havinτ
- áááát∩ usσ thσ disδ fo≥ overflow« Wha⌠ i≤ thσ maximuφ sizσ ì
- áááádocumen⌠ tha⌠ caε fi⌠ entirel∙ withiε WordStar'≤ documen⌠ ì
- ááááarea?
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- 4. Ho≈ lonτ doe≤ i⌠ takσ t∩ scrol∞ througΦ ß 1░ pagσ documen⌠ ì
- ááááusinτ thσ curso≥ dowε arro≈ iε WordStar┐ PF╙ Write?
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- 5. Ho≈ lonτ doe≤ i⌠ takσ t∩ searcΦ fo≥ ß worΣ a⌠ thσ enΣ oµ ß 1░ ì
- áááápagσ docuemen⌠ witΦ WordStar┐ PF╙ Write?
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- 6. Does PFS Write store files in pure ASCII form?
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- 7. Thσ curso≥ movemen⌠ (arrow⌐ key≤ worδ differentl∙ iε WordSta≥ ì
- ááááanΣ PF╙ Write« Ho≈ d∩ the∙ diffe≥ anΣ whicΦ d∩ yo⌡ prefer┐ ì
- ááááWhy?
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- 8« Comparσ thσ approacΦ t∩ blocδ selectioε iε WordSta≥ anΣ PF╙ ì
- ááááWrite« WhicΦ i≤ easie≥ t∩ learn, mos⌠ flexible¼ why?
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- 9. WitΦ WordSta≥ ß filσ mus⌠ bσ saveΣ prio≥ t∩ printinτ it« I≤ ì
- ááááthσ samσ truσ oµ PF╙ Write┐ WhicΦ d∩ yo⌡ prefer┐ Arσ therσ ì
- ááááan∙ tradeoffs?
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- 10. WhicΦ onσ woulΣ yo⌡ choosσ fo≥ persona∞ use« Statσ wh∙ anΣ ì
- ááááábσ surσ t∩ poin⌠ ou⌠ wh∙ i⌠ i≤ mos⌠ suitablσ fo≥ thσ task≤ ì
- áááááyou would be using it for.
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- Thi≤ comparisoε shoulΣ bσ baseΣ oε experimentatioε witΦ thσ ì
- tw∩ programs« Suitabl∙ largσ tes⌠ document≤ shoulΣ bσ createΣ ì
- usinτ thσ blocδ cop∙ capability¼ anΣ wherσ speeΣ comparison≤ arσ ì
- t∩ bσ made¼ operation≤ shoulΣ bσ timeΣ witΦ ß watch« Yo⌡ caε ì
- als∩ looδ fo≥ writteε materia∞ oε thesσ program≤ anΣ discus≤ theφ ì
- witΦ users¼ salespeople¼ etc« Chapter≤ 1░ anΣ 1▒ providσ ì
- backgrounΣ readinτ fo≥ thi≤ assignment« I⌠ shoulΣ bσ writteε u≡ ì
- oε thσ computer¼ usinτ whicheve≥ prograφ yo⌡ prefer.