User interface refers to the format that you use to enter commands for the computer. There are
three main types of user interfaces: menu-driven, command-driven, and graphical. With the increasing
popularity of computers, user interface has become an important issue. Many new users are less threatened
by a screen filled with colorful icons than by one dominated by prompts and backslashes.
URLs:
- Welcome to Haywood & Sullivan
- Examples of friendly graphical user interfaces
- Yale C/AIM
WWW Style Manual
- Talks about guidelines for the Web's interface design.
- Bibliography--Graphic
Design for the User Interface
- Printed material that addresses issues of user interfaces.
W3E References:
- Web
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- hypertext
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Print References:
Detail:
In a menu-driven user interface, options are presented in an on-screen listing and the users selects options
with a keyboard or a mouse. Command-driven interfaces require the user to type commands from the
keyboard. A graphical user interface uses icons and pop-up menus on-screen. Apple was one of the first
companies to market the graphical user interface.
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