46. The method for representing information in a computer system according to claim 11, further comprising the steps of: establishing user interaction with said knowledge representation database through interaction with a display of said computer system; selecting a view, class, and type of display for a designated active concept record and automatically deriving the selected type of display by reading a subset of the records in said knowledge representation database relative to said active concept, based on stored relationships therein, which subset defines the concepts constituting said selected type of display; assigning icons to said subset of the records according to said selected type of display; organizing and locating said icons in the display space of said computer system according to said selected class, and creating connection icons for interconnections between concept icons located in said display space according to said selected view; detecting user interaction with the icons in said display space; evaluating said icon interaction through the use of decision trees for evaluation of the view, command history, system flags, and icon association for identification of the appropriate process or procedure for response to said interaction; and applying said appropriate process or procedure for response and developing a response to said interaction.
49. The method for representing information in a computer system according to claim 46, wherein said icon is interpreted as one of the plurality of URNs associated with said icon.