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User interfaces and Human -Machine Interface
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- 1What are the two types of user interface?Graphical User Interface (GUI) and
Command Line Interface (CLI) - 2What are the features of a Graphical User Interface?This interface uses WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer) with resizeable icons which can be moved. This is a user friendly interface
- 3What are the features of Command Line Interface?There are no icons, commands are typed directly into the computer and enter button is pressed. Commands must be correct and are sometimes abreviated.
e.g: c:>copy c:\examplefile.doc a - 4Compare GUI and CLI?CLI users need to be highly educated in ICT unlike GUI users. GUI is easy to use whereas CLI users are helpless if they do not know the correct commands to type.
- 5What are features of a good user interface?Logical use - menus and icons in appropriate places.
Have same colour/size windows, text and images are easy to find. - 6What is another term for User Interface?Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
- 7What is a User Interface?A User Interface is the space where interaction between humans and machines occurs.
- 8Which User Interface is more suitable for children/beginners?Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- 9Name 4 operating systems which use Graphical User Interface?Windows XP, Windows Vista, Apple OSX and Ubuntu
- 10What is a menu driven Interface?This type of interface lets you interact with a computer or device by working your way through a series of screens or menus.
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