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Human interface
9-1-1 Human interface technology
A “human interface” is the point of contact between a human and a computer. Specifically, it refers to the layout of the screen, form, and methods
of operating the computer when the system is used.
During the systems architecture design stage of system development, it is
important to create a human interface that considers ease of use from the
user’s perspective, and it is necessary to learn the techniques and procedures for designing such an interface.
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GUI
A “GUI” is a human interface th at makes heavy use of graphics to present
information visually, and enables basic operations to be performed by using pointing devices such as a mouse.
The elements that comprise a GUI are summarized below.
①Window
②Menu
bar
Reference
Help function
The “help function” is an operational
guide that provides on-screen instructions for system operations and other
tasks.
③Text
④Radio
box
button
⑤Pull-down
menu
⑥Check box
⑦Command button
*The above screen is an example from Windows Vista.
① Window .....................Small,
stand-alone screen provided within the operational screen. Text and images are displayed
here.
② Menu bar ..................Displays menu names. When a menu name is selected, a list of corresponding commands is displayed.
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