Explore the personal impact of software complexity

Reflect on difficulties in using and learning about a technology such as MS Office. Look at your own experience in learning the various components of MS Office.

1. Identify a specific set of commands or some other aspects of a particular software product (such as Word or Excel) that you believe was especially easy to learn and explain why that part of the product seemed so easy.

2. Identify a specific set of commands or some other aspects of a particular software product (such as Word or Excel) that you believe was especially difficult to learn and explain why that part of the product seemed so difficult.

3. Explain whether the process of learning or uses these features elicited any feelings in you, including things such as feeling empowered, being proud of learning something challenging, or feeling distressed or inadequate because the features seemed to hard to learn.

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