Human Computer Interface

Human Computer Interface

1. Command-line Interfaces

   • Commands must be typed correctly (disadvantage)
     • Command driven programs do not need to run in Windows (advantage0
       • command-line interface can run many programs.(advantage)

2. Menu driven interfaces

   • they are easy to use as the user does not have to remember sets of commands (advantage)
     • they are user friendly - you can often guess your way around (advantage)
       • they can be irritating if there are too many levels of menus to move around (disadvantage)

3. Graphical user interfaces

   • They are much easier to use for beginners (advantage)
     • They enable you to easily exchange information between software (disadvantage)
       • They use a lot of memory and processing power(disadvantage)
         • They can be irritating to experienced users when simple tasks (disadvantage)