MAN 4544 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Natural Language
Document Summary
Interface a method by which users interact with an information system. Command language interaction a human-computer interaction method whereby users enter explicit statements into a system to invoke operations. Menu interaction a human-computer interaction method in which a list of system options is provided, and a specific command is invoked by user selection of a menu option. Pop-up menu a menu-positioning method that places a menu near the current cursor position. Drop-down menu a menu-positioning method that places the access point of the menu near the top line of the display; when accessed, menus open by dropping down onto the display. Form interaction a highly intuitive human-computer interaction method whereby data fields are formatted in a manner like paper-based forms. Object-based interaction a human-computer interaction method in which symbols are used to represent commands or functions. Icon graphical picture that represents specific functions within a system.
