{"product_id":"using-computers-the-human-factors-of-information-systems-9780262640220","title":"Using Computers: The Human Factors of Information Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Raymond S. Nickerson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Interactive \u0026amp; Multimedia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndustry veteran Raymond Nickerson provides an extensive introduction to the information technology revolution that is transforming industrial society. He focuses particularly on the study of person-computer interaction, noting how computers are affecting their users and society as a whole, and describes a variety of ways in which information technology is expected to develop in the forseeable future.Nickerson summarizes the development of information technology and discusses many of its applications - in farming, research, education and training, manufacturing, general management, retailing, defense, and elsewhere - that have already had a substantial impact on society. He reviews the human-factors research that has been done and is underway, with special attention to the physical and cognitive interface, including languages, conversational interactions, and the concepts of friendliness and usability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond S. Nickerson is Senior Vice President of BBN Laboratories, a subsidiary of Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. A Bradford Book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813671616663,"sku":"9780262640220","price":5856.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780262640220.webp?v=1778337583","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/using-computers-the-human-factors-of-information-systems-9780262640220","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}