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CAPE Computer Science Unit 2 · 2005 · Paper 1 · Question 5(b)

In a hospital GUI used to view a patient's current condition (shown in Figure 1), suppose a nurse enters an incorrect patient name. Discuss THREE features that should be considered when displaying the error message, to help the user recover from the error.

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  1. 5(a)Briefly discuss ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of the command language style of user interface over the menu selection interface.[4 marks]

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