Unit 2 Chapter 3 People and ICT

Question 1

Characteristics of Users

Answer 1

Experience
Physical Characteristics
Environment of use
Task to be undertaken
Age

Question 2

Characteristics of a good user interface

Answer 2

Clear
Be able to navigate through clear search options
Efficient
Robust
Give clear guidance
Avoid possible errors wherever possible (use drop downs instead of free text

Question 3

How is a graphical user interface (GUI) different to a user interface?

Answer 3

It is more intuitive and looks attractive

It is demanding in terms of system resources and memory

Question 4

Facilities on websites for the visually impaired

Answer 4

Sound files that will describe important images and text
Menus that are read allowed
Speech recognition software

Question 5

Interactions of GUI

Answer 5

Keyboard, mouse monitor
Left-click
Right-click
Many other input and output devices can be used to interact with a GUI

Question 6

What does WIMP stand for?

Answer 6

Windows
Icons
Menus
Pointers

Question 7

Who are command line interfaces used for?

Answer 7

Expert users

The user needs to know the exact text commands to type in