Interfaces

Interfaces

1. referred to as user interface

2. The human-computer interface (HCI) is the boundary where the computer and the user meet

   • Software companies design user interfaces to make their programs as easy to use as possible, and they try to make the different programs they create as similar as possible, so that users are familiar with the way they work.

3. Types of user interfaces

   • Command-line interface
     • Menu – driven interface
       • Graphical user interface (GUI)
         • Voice interface
           • Special devices