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    User interfaces allow humans to interact with computer systems and come in various forms that have evolved over time. There are five main types of user interfaces: command line interfaces where users type commands; graphical user interfaces that use windows, icons and pointers; menu driven interfaces commonly found on machines like ATMs; form based interfaces that use electronic forms; and natural language interfaces that allow spoken conversations with computers. [END SUMMARY]

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    User interface 

    - The features of a computer system which allows the user to interact with it.
    A user interface, also sometimes called a human-computer interface, comprises both hardware
    and software components. It handles the interaction between the user and the system.
    There are different ways of interacting with computer systems which have evolved over the
    years. There are five main types of user interface:

     Command Line (CLI)


     Graphical User Interface (GUI)
     Menu Driven (MDI)
     Form Based (FBI)
     Natural Language (NLI)

    Command Line Interface


    Command line interfaces are the oldest of the interfaces. It involves the computer responding
    to commands typed by the operator. This type of interface has the drawback that it requires
    the user to remember a range of different commands and is not ideal for beginners.

    Graphical User Interface.


    Graphical user interfaces (GUI) are sometimes also referred to as WIMP because they
    use Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers. Operators use a pointing device (such as a mouse,
    touchpad or trackball) to control a pointer on the screen which then interacts with other on-
    screen elements.

    Menu Driven Interface


    A menu driven interface is commonly used on cash machines (also known as automated teller
    machines (ATM's), ticket machines and information kiosks (for example in a museum). They
    provide a simple and easy to use interface comprised of a series of menus and sub-menus
    which the user accesses by pressing buttons, often on a touch-screen device.

    Form Based Interface


    A form-based interface uses text-boxes, drop-down menus, text areas, check boxes, radio boxes
    and buttons to create an electronic form which a user completes in order to enter data into a
    system. This is commonly used on websites to gather data from a user, or in call centres to
    allow operators to quickly enter information gathered over the phone.

    Natural language Interface


    A natural language interface is a spoken interface where the user interacts with the computer
    by talking to it. Sometimes referred to as a 'conversational interface', this interface simulates
    having a conversation with a computer, natural language systems are not yet advanced enough
    to be in wide-spread use. Commonly used by telephone systems as an alternative to the user
    pressing numbered buttons the user can speak their responses instead.
    An Example of this type of interface is Voice Recognition This is the kind of interface used by
    the popular iPhone application called Siri and Cortana in Windows.

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