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Human

Computer
FORM 2
Interfaces
(User Interfaces)
Overview

• Week: 1 & 2
Class: Grade 8
Date: 17th – 28th April, 2022
Time: 2 80-minute periods
Topic: User Interfaces
Sub-Topic: Types, Merits and Demerits of User Interfaces
Objective: Students will be able to identify common user interfaces
and choose a suitable one for a given scenario.
Previous Knowledge: Operating Systems.

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Background

• What is a Human Computer Interface (HCI)?


HCI describes the interaction between a user and a
computer; in other words, the method by which the user
tells the computer what to do and the responses that the
computer makes.
*Remember that the term ‘computers’ is not limited to
microcomputers. What are some other examples of
computers?

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Background

• Why is good Human Computer Interface (HCI) design


important?
It ensures that users can carry out their tasks:
❑Safely
❑Effectively
❑Efficiently
❑Enjoyably
As such, it can improve our productivity and quality of life.

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Command Line Interface (CLI)

• This is the first interactive dialogue style.


• It allows direct expression of instructions to the computer
using single character, whole word commands or
abbreviations through input via a keyboard.
• Little help is provided to the user with CLI.
• Commands enable the user to quickly and concisely
instruct the computer what to do but they require the user
to have a knowledge of the commands available and the
syntax for using them.

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Menu

There are different types of menu interfaces. Each of them


displays options for tasks and actions you can perform:
➢Pull-down menu – This is displayed along the top of the
screen and when the user clicks on an item, a submenu
appears. The menu is always present despite the screen
the user is looking at in the application.
➢Example: File, Home, Insert etc. in MS Word

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Menu

There are different types of menu interfaces cont’d:


➢Pop-up Menu aka Context Menu – This menu pops up in
response to a specific action carried out by the user such
as a right click on a particular area of the screen. It usually
appears right where the cursor is on the screen.
ACTIVITY:
1. What are some advantages of Menu interfaces?
2. What are some disadvantages of menu interfaces?
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Graphical User Interface

• The GUI is now the standard computer interface.


• It enables the user to communicate with a computer through
the use of visual elements in the form of WIMP:
1. Windows: Rectangular boxed areas on the screen that holds
a group of icons.
2. Icons: Small images which, when clicked, lead to something
else.
3. Menus
4. Pointers: Show the movement of pointing devices e.g. cursors
show mouse movement.

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Graphical User Interface

ACTIVITY:
1. To think about: Would computers be as widely used if
the GUI never existed?
2. What are some advantages of GUIs?
3. What are some disadvantages of GUIs?

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Touch User Interface

This allows users to interact with the screen as both an input


and output device simultaneously.
ACTIVITY:
1. Where are touch screens used?
2. What are some advantages of touch screens?
3. What are some disadvantages of touch screens?

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Basic principles and guidelines for
evaluating HCIs:
- Ease of use,
Evaluation - Ease of learning,
- Ease of navigation,
- Use of colour.

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Reference

Heathcote, P., & Langfield, S. (2004). “A” Level Computing (5th ed.). Gardners
Books.
Dhanokar, V. (2020, September 5). HCI 3.5 Part 1: Interaction Styles (Command
Line, Natural Language, Menu, Ques/Ans & Queries) in HCI [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fZAG4sXaXk&feature=youtu.be
graphical user interface | computing. (n.d.). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved
January 18, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/technology/graphical-user-
interface#ref93008
What is a Graphical User Interface? Definition and FAQs | OmniSci. (n.d.).
Omnisci. Retrieved January 18, 2022, from https://www.omnisci.com/technical-
glossary/graphical-user-interface
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