User Interfaces

User Interfaces

1. Command Line Interface

   • Allows direct Interaction with the computer
   • Less RAM Usage
   • It can be very confusing
   • If you mistype then you have to start again

2. Menu Interface

   • Very easy to use
   • It can be easy to create a menu interface
   • A poorly designed menu can be slow
   • You cannot go straight to where you want to go

3. Dialogue Interface

   • Allows hands free control
   • Useful for physically disabled users
   • Expensive to develop
   • Only has limited uses

4. Forms Interface

   • Easy to program
   • Fast to enter data or to make choices
   • Only limited choices avaliable
   • Not good for complex applications

5. Natural Language Interface

   • Highly complex to program
   • Not very widely used
   • More flexible than a Dialogue interface
   • No training is required

6. WIMP Interface

   • Easy to use interface
   • There is no need to learn complicated commands
   • They take up much more hard drive space than other interfaces
   • They need more processing power to run