The effects of task complexity and time availability limitations on human performance in database query tasks

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-379

  Topi, Heikki ^a   Valacich, Joseph S ^a   Hoffer, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Database query task; Task complexity; Time availability; Time pressure; Usability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUERY LANGUAGES; USER INTERFACES;

DATA QUERY TASK; TASK COMPLEXITY; TIME AVAILABILITY; TIME PRESSURE; USABILITY;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 14744284944     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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