1. Why is a transparent interface desirable? Provide one example of a transparent interface.
2. (a) Evolving and emerging input technologies are listed in Figure 8-16 on page 254 of the textbook. (b) Which one do you consider will have the biggest impact? List a few benefits and risks.
3. If you had to rank the items in the architecture checklist, from most important to least important, what would your list look like? Justify your answer.
4. (a)What are the advantages of online and batch processing, respectively? (b) Provide one example of each processing method.