The User Interface

What is a user interface?

• The mouse and keyboard used to interact with the computer system

• Both the software and the hardware that allows the user to make use of the computer system

• The software that allows the user to make use of the computer system

• The hardware that allows the user to make use of the computer system

Which hardware item is found in almost every computer system?

• Touch screen

• Printer

• Scanner

• Monitor screen

What is a non-visual interface designed for?

• To help people with restricted vision and other disabilities

• To make the computer system more expensive

• To make the computer system more colorful

• To make the computer system faster

What does the software interface control?

• How the user works with the computer

• How the hardware works with the computer

• How the computer system is powered

• How the computer system is connected to the internet

Which operating system uses a command line interface?

• Windows

• MacOS

• DOS

• Linux

What does the GUI make use of?

• Only the mouse

• Only the touch screen

• Both the mouse and the keyboard

• Only the keyboard

What are icons in the GUI?

• Small images that represent computer hardware

• Small images that represent computer games

• Small images that represent computer viruses

• Small images that represent commands, files, and storage areas

What are pull-down menus usually found on?

• The bottom of the screen

• The rectangular bar going across the top of the screen

• The right side of the screen

• The left side of the screen

What do pop-up menus depend on?

• The object the mouse pointer is over

• The time of day

• The weather

• The user's mood

How to start up a software package such as Word?

• Click on the Start button

• Type 'start' in the command line interface

• Double-click on the Word icon

• Press the power button on the computer