HCI's

HCI's

1. GUI

   • Graphical user interface - wimp
   • Advantages
     • Easy to use
     • Younger audiences are invloved with images
   • Disadvantages
     • large so take up resources
     • Makes a computer run slower

2. Menu driven interfaces

   • Advantages
     • Naviagteion to find things is simple
     • always validated as only viasble options
   • Disadvantages
     • Some options arent relevant to some users
     • Can be hard to locate if many menus and sub menu

3. Command line interface

   • Advanatges
     • Instructions execute quickly
     • Large number of options per command
     • Less memory used
   • Disadvantages
     • Must learn special instructions
     • Must be precisley typed
     • High ICT levels needed

4. Touch sensitive interface

   • Advantages
     • Low ict skills needed
     • less theft possibility
     • more practical for when keyboards cant be used
   • disadvantges
     • can become dirty and scratched
     • higher cost than keyboard

5. Biometrics are used to identify and measure characteristics

   • finger prints
   • retina scanner
   • voice control
   • Palm prints