Menu-Driven Interface

Menu-Driven Interface

1. Description

   • A list of options available to the user is displayed and the user then selects one of them, usually by clicking the mouse button with a mouse pointer on the option required or by pressing a key on the keyboard
   • Several menus may be available to the user and so they are usually organised into groups of similar options. Selecting one option may open another menu.
   • Some sub-menus can have further sub-menus too (sub-menuception)

2. Advantages

   • Navigation is simple
   • User input is validated as only the options shown can be used
   • Do not need to learn what instructions there are as they are displayed in the interface

3. Disadvantages

   • Some options in a menu may not mean anything to a user
   • Can be difficult to find options if there are too many sub-menus