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> In Australia a kiosk is a "building in which refreshments are served in
> park, zoo, etc" (Oxford Dictionary). What do, a least a large proportion
> of, you mean by `kiosk'? I gather it has something to do with computers?
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> Jennifer Nuske
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Deakin University
> Melbourne, Australia.
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        Hi! Jennifer what you said about a kiosk definition at real life
in some places is true. But, also a kiosk under computer science view is a
technical term refering to a place where you can do several things, as there
are several different types of kiosk.
        They facilitates the work and alsoprovide a lot of information to the us
er in a very easy manner. For example, when you see a scrolling message in the a
irport, or in a store, that's and informative kiosk, because is just displaying
information and you can not do anything, just read.
        But exist others where you can obtain information in such different ways
They could be used as a guided tour toward a shopping mall (using touchscreen)
and also you coul dfound waht I usually call a multimedia kiosk, which is the
one that includes video, audio, animation, graphics and at the same time display
 information... usually they are build up inside previously design cage based on
the kiosk needs, where you only will saw a touchscreen amd work by just touching
icons, while you aretracing your learning pace (if it in a museum) but up right
now they are also been use by the government offices to provide services on-line
to the clients (total quality management policy), because as I can do for
example my car licence papers by computer, is aanother available space on real-
life space.. Also you could find WWW stations which sometimes are connected
remotely to a kiosk..
        Hopes this help... As I could keep writing a lot of stuff about kiosk.
But I decide justto post a brief summary.

Natasha Gitany
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