User Interfaces

User Interfaces

1. Command Line Interface (CLI)

   • Uses nemonics as commands.
   • Experienced users will find a CLI easy to use and easier to navigate around than a GUI or Menu Based Interface
   • Requires much less main memory and CPU processing power in order to run due to the simplicity of the interface.
   • You have to know all of the specific commands to effectively use a CLI
   • Not intuitive, can't be figured out over time like a GUI or Menu Based Interface

2. Menu Based Interface

   • Presents the user with a menu that contains a list of options. The user will then navigate through several submenus unti they find what they want.
   • Very simplistic and user friendly.
   • Very easy to adapt for different users
   • Can be frustrating due to amount of submenus
   • Options are limited and more complex actions are very difficult to be performed

3. Graphical User Interface (GUI)

   • Designed around WIMP. WIMP is windows, icons, menus and pointers. A GUI uses a cursor (pointer) to interact with the windows ,icons and menus
   • Easy to use for beginner users as it is very intuitive and users can learn by doing.
   • It is very easy to move data between software applications.
   • Takes a lot of main memory and CPU processing power to run
   • Can be frustrating for experienced users.