Stamos, James William · DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) · 1986
A new technique for computer-to-computer communication is presented that can increase the generality and performance of distributed systems. This technique, called Remote Evaluation, lets one computer send another computer a request in the form of a program. A computer that receives such a request executes the program in the request and returns the results to the sending computer.
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Stamos,James W · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 1986
A new technique for computer to computer communication is presented that can increase the generality and performance of distributed systems. This technique, called Remote Evaluation, lets one computer send another computer a request in the form of a program. A computer that receives such a request executes the program in the request and returns the results to the sending computer. Remote evaluation provides a new degree of flexibility in the design of distributed systems. In present distributed system that use Remote Procedure Calls, server computers are designed to offer a fixed set of services. In a system that uses remote evaluation, server computers are more properly viewed as programmable soft abstractions. One consequence of this flexibiltiy is that remote evaluation can reduce the amount of communication that is required to accomplish a given task. The author's thesis is that it is possible to design a remote evaluation system that permits the processing of a program to be distributed among remote computers without changing the program's semantics. His proposal for remote evaluation uses the same argument passing semantics for local and remote procedure invocations (call by sharing); it provides atomic transactions to mask computer and communication failures; and it provides a static checking framework that identifies procedures that can not be relocated from computer to computer. (Author)
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Narayanan Gopalakrishnan Kodiyalam · VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) · 2003
Interactive system developers spend most of their time and resources on user interface evaluation in traditional usability laboratories. Since the network itself and the remote work setting have become parts of usage patterns, evaluators do not have unlimited access to representative users for user interface evaluation. Reproducing the user's work context in a laboratory setting is also difficult. These problems have led to the concept of Remote usability evaluation that takes interface evaluation of any application beyond the laboratory setting. The main aim of this thesis work is to develop a tool that can record problems faced by remote users in the form of text and video. The text report and video, which is a sequence of the user's actions while encountering the problem, would help evaluators in preparing usability problem descriptions. This thesis reports the development of the remote usability evaluation method and the process of usability evaluation performed in enhancing features offered by the tool.
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Grams, H. L., Simmons, W. R., Swain, P. H. et al. · NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
An Earth Resources Data Processing System was developed to evaluate the system for training, technology transfer, and data processing. In addition to the five sites included in this project two other sites were connected to the system under separate agreements. The experience of these two sites is discussed. The results of the remote terminal project are documented in seven reports: one from each of the five project sites, Purdue University, and an overview report summarizing the other six reports.
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W.J. Mecham · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1966
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P. V. Raju · 1986
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Marco Winckler, Carla Maria Dal Sasso Freitas, José Valdeni de Lima · 2000
In the last few years many remote methods have been proposed for usability evaluation. For evaluation of WWW interfaces, remote methods present some advantages over traditional ones. In general, they are cheaper and faster than the traditional ones due to the fact that neither users nor evaluators need to move to take part in the tests. However, they fail to provide more accurate data for usability analysis. This paper presents a faster and low cost method for WWW evaluation that provides better data for analysis. The novelty of this method is due to the merging of tracking of users' actions and subjective information provided through questionnaires in the same evaluation tool.
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The Technology Investigation Service's Technology Evaluation Team · IDEALS (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) · 2016
The Technology Investigation Service's Technology Evaluation team conducted an evaluation of the NoMachine remote desktop tool. This report summarizes their findings.
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Marco Winckler, Carla Maria Dal Sasso Freitas, José Valdeni de Lima · CHI '00 extended abstracts on Human factors in computer systems - CHI '00 · 2000
In the last few years many remote methods have been proposed for usability evaluation. For evaluation of WWW interfaces, remote methods present some advantages over traditional ones. In general, they are cheaper and faster than the traditional ones due to the fact that neither users nor evaluators need to move to take part in the tests. However, they fail to provide more accurate data for usability analysis. This paper presents a faster and low cost method for WWW evaluation that provides better data for analysis. The novelty of this method is due to the merging of tracking of users' actions and subjective information provided through questionnaires in the same evaluation tool.
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Insecta mundi · 2007
Can trap monitors save Wildlife Services (WS) specialists time and money by increasing the efficiency of trap checks? To find out, WS scientists and field specialists evaluated the use of remote trap monitors. In 2006, WS personnel evaluated the effectiveness of two remote monitoring devices to alert wildlife specialists when an animal is captured in a trap. The devices, which can be used with any type of trap, consist of small radio transmitters that emit unique pulse rates when an animal is captured. WS personnel tested the device on a variety of wildlife species using several different types of traps and bait stations. This tech note summarizes the results of the evaluation and provides tips and recommendations for using remote trap monitors.
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Rafidah Ramli, Azizah Jaafar, Hasiah Mohamed · 2009
Usability evaluation is part of the software development cycle. Throughout the years, various methodologies have been used to evaluate software effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. The capabilities of Internet technologies has make possible to run usability evaluation remotely via online. The usability evaluation can be run from different geographical locations between the respondents, experts and researchers. This paper discusses the development of online remote usability evaluation (e-RUE) in a Web-based environment. The development of e-RUE is a possible solution for usability evaluation.
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James C. Byrd · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 1986
The U.S. Air Force evaluated the Full-Color Remote Map Reader built by Thomson-CSF of France under the Foreign Weapons, Equipment, and Technology Evaluation program. The unit is used in a military aircraft to provide a moving map video display for the aircrew. Map data is contained in a 65-foot roll of 35mm film at 11.4:1 reduction, which allows approximately 550 sq. ft. of aeronautical charts of any standard scale to be stored in one cassette. The unit moves the film with microprocessor-controlled servo motors and performs scanning, rotation and zoom with a microprocessor-controlled flying spot scanner. It obtains navigation data from the aircraft MIL-STD-1553 data bus and presents video on a full-color, shadow-mask cathode ray tube. The evaluation determined that the moving map display is useful in several Air Force missions, and that the French map reader technology is roughly equivalent to devices recently developed in the U.S. (Author)
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The Technology Investigation Service's Technology Evaluation Team · IDEALS (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) · 2016
The Technology Investigation Service's Technology Evaluation team conducted an evaluation of the X2Go remote desktop tool. This report summarizes their findings.
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The Technology Investigation Service's Technology Evaluation Team · IDEALS (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) · 2016
The Technology Investigation Service's Technology Evaluation team conducted an evaluation of the XRDP remote terminal tool. This report summarizes their findings.
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Fabio Paternò · 2013
The dissemination of Web applications is enormous and still growing. This raises a number of challenges for usability evaluators. Video-based analysis can be rather expensive and may provide limited results. This paper presents a discussion of what information can be provided by automatic tools for remote Web usability evaluation as well as an analysis of existing approaches, including our proposal. 1
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Liping Di · Encyclopedia of GIS · 2008
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H. Fornoff, W. G. Thornton · NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1973
The objectives of the experimental studies described include an evaluation of existing anthropomorphic manipulators and several controller/display combinations. Inherent limitations of the 12-M type manipulator are identified and recommendations are made concerning manipulator and work site designs that will permit servicing and maintenance tasks to be performed by manipulators. Regions needing additional analytical and experimental investigations are identified. The experiments conducted are concerned with thruster replacement, battery replacement, compartment inspection, antenna installation, fluid coupling, and maneuvering and docking.
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José C. Castillo, H. Rex Hartson, Deborah Hix · 1997
Much traditional user interface evaluation is conducted in usability laboratories, where a small number of selected users is directly observed by trained evaluators. However, as the network itself and the remote work setting have become intrinsic parts of usage patterns, evaluators often have limited access to representative users for usability evaluation in the laboratory and the users' work context is difficult or impossible to reproduce in a laboratory setting. These barriers to usability evaluation led to extending the concept of usability evaluation beyond the laboratory, typically using the network itself as a bridge to take interface evaluation to a broad range of users in their natural work settings. * This paper is based on the third chapter of the thesis work by Castillo (1997). Remote Usability Evaluation at a Glance 2 DEFINITION OF REMOTE USABILITY EVALUATION Remote evaluation is defined as usability evaluation where evaluators are separated in space and/or time from u...
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Evans, Edward, Verbelen, Yannick, Murphy, Billy et al. · 2025
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Bernard Aboba · 2000
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