HCI

Question 1

What does WIMP stand for?

Answer 1

Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointer

Question 2

What do GUIs allow you to do?

Answer 2

They allow you to customize your desktop and allow you to use office assistants

Question 3

Give an advantage and disadvantage of GUIs

Answer 3

An advantage is that you don’t need to remember complicated commands and a disadvantage is that you need more memory and storage space

Question 4

features of a command line

Answer 4

type in certain commands and allows you to delete data or install new software

Question 5

Advantage and disadvantage of command line

Answer 5

advantage is that it requires less memory but a disadvantage is that it may be hard for beginners

Question 6

give an advantage and disadvantage of a dialogue box

Answer 6

adv: no need to remember commands
disadv: too many levels of menus can be annoying

Question 7

What is a voice user interface?

Answer 7

giving commands vocally to the computer

Question 8

whats a disadvantage of a VUI?

Answer 8

Some voice interfaces struggle with accents

Question 9

Give a use of biometrics

Answer 9

Used to unlock smartphones (finger print recognition)

Question 10

give two forms of biometrics

Answer 10

Retinal or finger print scanner