User+Interface

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 * Questions**

1. What is meant by HCI?

2. What is a command line interface and who might use it?

3. What is a GUI? Give one advantage and one disadvantage of a GUI?

4. State 3 things you might consider when designing a user interface for a program where the target audience is children 3-5

5. (a) Microsoft Access comes with a range of "wizards". What is meant by a wizard? (b) Would a wizard be aimed at an experienced or inexperienced user?

6. Choose a computer program or information system that you are familiar with and comment on the following aspects of it's interface:
 * Colour
 * Layout
 * Text and fonts
 * Consistency
 * Selection options
 * Suitability for range of devices
 * User feedback
 * Intuitiveness
 * Customisable interface options
 * Interactivity

7. For each of the disabilities below (a) State one accessibility option that could help the user (b) Investigate and describe how OSX on an Apple Mac provides accessibility to that user
 * Unable to use keyboard
 * Unable to use mouse
 * Poor vision
 * Colour blindness
 * Blindness

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