A Decision for Software Implementation Based on Usability Evaluation

An open access to the Internet is unsafe for children and imposes parental control during its use. There are numerous tools for parents to control unwanted content and provide a “safe Internet” for the family. Another problem concerning children can be complex usage of modern operating systems and that complexity requires constant help to children. Today there are programs that provide both usage security and simplicity for children. One way to choose the best software is to enforce the usability evaluation. The usability evaluation of computer systems is a very important step in the introduction of new software whose results are used by managers and IT professionals. The evaluation process of two different operating systems for children (Magic Desktop and Windows) is presented in this paper. The children, as a test group, are deliberately chosen to show all the difficulties that may occur in the evaluation process. The same process can be used in the usability evaluation of any kind of programs for any group of users. The evaluation process was presented in details and the obtained results were elaborated in the paper.