Question

Information Scent helps you know about ________.
a] The past – the history of data you have seen and interactions you have performed
b] The present – the data being currently visualized
c]The future – the likelihood of finding the data you want as you perform new
interactions

Answer 1

Answer is option (c) likelihood of finding the data you want as you perform new interactions.

'Information Scent' is a concept that is derived form foraging theory (i.e) how an animal finds it food with the sense of smell.

While surfing through a website, it helps the user to predict what sort of information is he likely to view in the next few scrolls or clicks (i.e) by navigating the page.

A strong information scent in the site will make the user to continue further along the information path.

Answer 2

Data Scent causes you think about the present – the information being right now pictured.

Human activity speaks to aim. Indeed, even oversights show a fundamental point or objective; simply that we have happened to pick the wrong activity, or, for reasons unknown, neglected to execute the fitting activity accurately.

These activities are guided by data from our condition. We recognize and seek after explicit courses based on ecological signs.