Quality in a mobile learning system can be assessed both in terms of product quality and in terms of the quality of the learning experience. Though these do overlap in some respects, it is also the case that current quality metrics such as ISO/IEC 9126 do not address what might be regarded as the ‘softer’ aspects of quality. Research indicates that the quality of a learning experience is not so...

This paper challenges the traditional approach for assessing the overall quality of a software product, which is based on the assumption that, in ISO/IEC 9126 terms, a good external quality ensures a good quality-in-use. Here we change the focus of the quality assessment, concentrating on the quality-in-use as the driving factor for designing a software product, or for selecting the product tha...

Suibokuga is a style of monochrome painting characterized by the use of Chinese black ink (sumi), a complex interaction between brush, ink and paper, and such visual features as Noutan (shade), Kasure (scratchiness), and Nijimi (blur). In this paper we present a simple behavioural model of water and ink particles based on a 2D cellular automaton computational model, and its application to a Sui...

As mobile devices, access to geographical information, and migration from web 1.0 to web 2.0 advance, users started playing the role of consumers, producers, and communicators. As a result, several internet systems have spawned that collect Volunteered Geographical Information (VGI). VGI collection systems often need to be developed within short timeframes. This paper presents a comparative ana...

We present a comprehensive model for quantitative evaluation and comparison of search engines. The model is based on the LSP method for system evaluation. The basic contribution of our approach is the aggregation of all relevant attributes that reflect functionality, usability, and performance of search engines. In this respect our model is fully consistent with the ISO 9126 standard for softwa...

In this work we propose a methodology named QUEM (Quantitative Usability Evaluation Model) for quantitative usability evaluation of e-commerce websites. Many e-commerce websites lack user friendliness. The main factor that prevents these firms to conduct usability testing is the high costs and the need for usability experts. In this work, ISO/IEC 9126-1:2001 quality model was selected as a basi...

As Component-based Software Development (CBSD) starts to be effectively used, some software vendors have commenced to successfully sell and licence commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. One of the most critical processes in CBSD is the selection of the COTS components that meet the user’s requirements. Current proposals have shown how to deal with the functional aspects of this evaluation...

Despite the availability of some electronic banking (e-banking) services in Libya, these are still facing difficulties many ways, they have advantages and disadvantages, so far, not been understood by customers to get their satisfaction. This research aims know extent customer satisfaction (CS) with e-banking Libya through ISO 9126 standards. The population consisted all (Al-Wahda) (Commerce &a...