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Everything about User (computing)
Person who uses a computer or network service
A user is a person who uses a computer or network service. A user typically has a user account and is recognized by the system through a username. Some software products provide services to other systems and have no direct end users. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: User (computing)A 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: K-Alpha Calculator–Krippendorff's Alpha Calculator: A user-friendly tool for computing Krippendorff's Alpha inter-rater reliability coefficientInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Advances in Computers, Volume 49 (Advances in Computers)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical ModelsCited 16,982 times
- Go sideways: SAP Logon TicketA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Security and safety features new to Windows VistaA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models
VASPKIT: A user-friendly interface facilitating high-throughput computing and analysis using VASP code
A structural model of end user computing satisfaction and user performance
The management of end user computing
Correlates of user satisfaction with end user computing
Growth stages of end user computing
The management of end-user computing
On End-User Computing Satisfaction
🆕 Influential since 2022
K-Alpha Calculator–Krippendorff's Alpha Calculator: A user-friendly tool for computing Krippendorff's Alpha inter-rater reliability coefficient
Neutral atom quantum computing hardware: performance and end-user perspective
Cost-Effective App User Allocation in an Edge Computing Environment
Dynamic User Allocation in Stochastic Mobile Edge Computing Systems
MoDEMS: Optimizing Edge Computing Migrations for User Mobility
📚 Books worth reading
Advances in Computers, Volume 49 (Advances in Computers)Marvin V. Zelkowitz, Marshall C. Yovits · 1995
WordPress For DummiesLisa Sabin-Wilson · 2007
Advances in ComputersAtif Memon · 2012
Advances in ComputersAli R. Hurson, Veljko Milutinovic · 2012
DOS for DummiesDan Gookin · 1991
The Essential Guide to User Interface DesignWilbert O. Galitz · 1996
Lean UXJeff Gothelf, Josh Seiden · 2012
Computer systemsRandal Bryant, Randal E. Bryant · 2002
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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