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The document outlines the concept of user interfaces (UI), which are points of interaction between users and computers/devices, aiming for intuitive and efficient communication. It categorizes UIs into hardware interfaces, like touch screens and keyboards, and software interfaces, such as command-line and graphical user interfaces. Additionally, it provides examples and explanations of various types of interfaces, including menu-driven and touch user interfaces.

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4 User Interfaces

The document outlines the concept of user interfaces (UI), which are points of interaction between users and computers/devices, aiming for intuitive and efficient communication. It categorizes UIs into hardware interfaces, like touch screens and keyboards, and software interfaces, such as command-line and graphical user interfaces. Additionally, it provides examples and explanations of various types of interfaces, including menu-driven and touch user interfaces.

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User Interfaces

Information Technology
Lesson Objectives

By the End
of the lesson
students
should be
able to:

Differentiate
Define
the Two Give Examples
correctly, the
Categories of of each
term user
User category
interface
Interfaces
User Interface
User interface (UI) refers to the point in which the
user and the computer/device interact. It is also a
function executed by the Operating System.

UIs aim to make interactions with a system intuitive,


efficient, and enjoyable.

There are two major Hardware Interface


categories of user Software Interface
interface:
Categories of User Interface

HARDWARE Software

∙ Touch Screens ∙ Command-line Interfaces


∙ Special Keyboards ∙ Graphical User Interfaces
∙ Qwerty Keyboards ∙ Menu-driven Interfaces
∙ Game Console ∙ Touch User Interface
∙ USB
∙ HDMI
∙ ETHERNET Cables
Hardware Interface

 A hardware user interface (HUI) is a


physical interface that allows users to
interact with hardware devices.
 Hardware UI also facilitates
communications between multiple
devices.
 Example 1, if the hardware device is a
keyboard, the hardware interface is the
keys on the keyboard.
 Example 2, if the hardware device is a
mouse, the hardware interface is the
right and left click buttons as well
as the scroll wheel in the center.
 Example 3, if the hardware device is a
USB port (storage device), the
hardware interface is the USB cable.
HARDWARE INTERFACE
Braille kindle (TUI) Ethernet Cable to
EthernetPort
Keypad

Touchpad Light Pen (pointing


(TUI) device)
Software Interface
 A software interface is a point of interaction between different software components
and a user, enabling communication and the exchange of data.
 Examples of Software Interface include:
 Command-line Interfaces
 Graphical User Interfaces
 Menu-driven Interfaces
 Touch User Interface
Command-line
interface
 A Command-line interface is UI
where the user issues commands to
the computer in the form of
successive lines of text (command
lines).
 A program which handles the
interface is called a command
language interpreter or shell.
Microsoft disk operating system (MS-
DOS) utilized a command line
interface.
Menu-driven
interface
• A Menu Driven Interface is a type of user interface
that lets a user interact with a computer or device by
working your way through a series of menus.
• There are two types of menus:
• Drop down menu- Users get options displayed in a
vertical list that may have horizontal dividers and
links to submenus

• Pop up Menu- The menu is displayed when the


user positions the mouse over an object and clicks or
activates the menu.
• One common example of a menu-driven interface is
also found in automated telephone systems.
• We interact with these systems when we call an
operator or when we are activating a data plan
Touch User
Interface
 A touch user interface (TUI) is a
computer-pointing technology based
upon the sense of touch.
 Whereas a graphical user interface (GUI)
relies upon the sense of sight, a TUI
enables the sense of touch to activate
computer-based functions.
 It allows the user, particularly those
with visual impairments, an added level
of interaction based upon tactile
or braille input.
 Tui’s are not limited to use by just
visually impaired persons but are also
used by the sighted.
Graphical User
Interface (GUI)

The Graphical User


Interface is a type of user
interface that allows users to
interact with electronic
devices through windows,
icons, menus and pointers
(wimp).
Review Questions
1. What is the importance of a user interface?
2. State the two categories of user interfaces.
3. Identify three (3) examples of each category.
4. Differentiate Between the GUI and the Menu-Driven Interface; Are there any Similarities?
5. Name an operating system or electronic device that utilizes all of the Software based user Interfaces.

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