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The Challenge of Error Trapping: Catching Those Incorrect Inputs.

Summers, Mike K.; Willett, John B. – Creative Computing, 1980

The need for traps, a program routine which checks the validity of the user's response to the computer's request for input, in Computer Assisted Learning Packages, is discussed. Several example traps are described. (MK)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs, Error Patterns

A Parser for On-Line Search System Evaluation.

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Tremain, Russ; Cooper, Michael D. – Information Processing and Management, 1983

Describes computer program which converts text of user input and system responses from online search system into fixed format records describing interaction. Query language syntax, format of output record produced by parser, problems in constructing parser, its performance characteristics, and recommendations for improving process of logging…

Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval