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  4.        Software Evaluation Assignment -- a WordStar Test Drive
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  6. Thσ purposσ oµ thi≤ assignmen⌠ i≤ t∩ givσ yo⌡ somσ practicσ a⌠ ì
  7. quantitativσ softwarσ evaluation«  B∙ tryinτ ß fe≈ quantitativσ ì
  8. tests¼ yo⌡ wil∞ ge⌠ aε ideß oµ thσ speeΣ oµ ß program¼ anΣ wil∞ ì
  9. becomσ familia≥ witΦ it≤ feature≤ anΣ commanΣ style.
  10.  
  11. Thσ firs⌠ ste≡ i≤ generatinτ ß tes⌠ document«  Iε practice¼ i⌠ ì
  12. shoulΣ bσ typica∞ oµ thosσ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ workinτ with«  (Thσ Goldeε ì
  13. Rulσ oµ softwarσ evaluatioε i≤ t∩ firs⌠ understanΣ you≥ ì
  14. applications¼ thσ way≤ iε whicΦ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ usinτ thσ software)«  ì
  15. Fo≥ thi≤ exercise¼ let'≤ assumσ yo⌡ arσ aε autho≥ oµ report≤ anΣ ì
  16. articles¼ s∩ ß typica∞ documen⌠ woulΣ bσ 50,00░ character≤ long.
  17.  
  18. 1.  Generatσ ß tes⌠ documen⌠ oµ approximatel∙ 50,00░ character≤ ì
  19. ááááusinτ thσ block-cop∙ command.
  20.  
  21. ááááStatσ thσ lengtΦ oµ you≥ test documen⌠ iε byte≤ ______________
  22.  
  23. ááááStatσ thσ lengtΦ oµ you≥ tes⌠ documen⌠ iε page≤ ______________
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  25. 2. Use watch or stopwatch to measure the following:
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  27.      1«  Thσ timσ i⌠ take≤ t∩ loaΣ thσ worΣ processinτ program.
  28.  
  29. ááááá2«  Thσ timσ i⌠ take≤ t∩ loaΣ you≥ document.
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  31. ááááá3.  Thσ timσ i⌠ take≤ t∩ scrol∞ througΦ thσ documen⌠ froφ ì
  32. áááááááááto≡ t∩ bottom¼ usinτ thσ PgDε key.
  33.  
  34. ááááá4.  Thσ timσ i⌠ take≤ t∩ jum≡ directl∙ froφ thσ enΣ oµ thσ ì
  35. ááááááááádocumen⌠ t∩ thσ beginninτ usinτ thσ ctrl-Q╥ command.
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  37. ááááá5«  Onσ othe≥ timinτ tes⌠ oµ you≥ choice.
  38.  
  39. You can report your answers in following table:
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  41.          Task                 Time (seconds)
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  43.  
  44.      Program load
  45.  
  46.      Document load
  47.  
  48.      Scroll to end
  49.  
  50.      Jump to start
  51.  
  52.      Your test
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  54. Descriptioε oµ you≥ test║ ____________________________________________ì
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  56. ______________________________________________________________________
  57.  
  58. ______________________________________________________________________
  59.  
  60. ______________________________________________________________________
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