Data and Metadata

Data and metadata stored by the computer system enable the functions and the interface

? The desktop metaphor has the concept of associating a file with an application. This requires a file type to be stored with each file:

-- extension to filename (Windows and Unix) -- resource fork (Macintosh)

? Data validation often requires that a user interface has access to a database (e.g., names and addresses)

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