(1) The part of the operating system that controls the running of one or more programs (tasks) within the computer at the same time. See task manager. (2) Managing personal and office tasks using a to ...

Switching between applications that have been loaded in memory (are currently open). It generally refers to a user purposely jumping from one application to another, for example, by pressing Alt-Tab ...

Task analysis is a step-by-step analysis of the users' task, from their perspective. Taking this approach to user research and task analysis will help you discover unmet opportunities to leapfrog your ...