The User Interface: The Human-Machine Connection

• The user interface is what the user sees on the screen and interacts with.

• Two major user interface types:

  • Character-based interface (e.g. DOS)
  • Graphical user interface (e.g Win95 and MacOS)

• Both types of interfaces can co-exist (e.g. Unix)

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