Chapter 1: Information Technology

Chapter 2Human-Computer InterfaceThe College of Saint RoseCIS 111 Introduction to Computer ScienceDavid Goldschmidt, Ph.D.from Fluency with Information Technology, 4th edition by Lawrence Snyder, Addison-Wesley, 2010, ISBN 0-13-609182-2

Designing what you already knowEngineers create hardware and software to match what we already know(whether we know it or not)

How?Using metaphorsUsing common repeating interfaces

Internet Explorer (IE) version 8

Compare IE to Google ChromeCan you tell the difference?

What do you do next?When in doubt, try this:Hover over an icon, button, image, menu, etc.Click on dropdown menusRight-click to reveal a context-sensitive menuOn a Mac, try Command-Click insteadClick on it!You can always hit the Undo iconMenus in Google Chrome

When youre in a hurry

More keyboard shortcutsAlt-TabSwitch from one open application to another

Ctrl-Tab or Command-TabSwitch from one tab to another within an app

F5Refresh current displayIn PowerPoint, start the slide showWhat about innovation?Designers also forge new ground(and hope their new ideas catch on!)

How do you scroll up,down, left, right onthe touch devices?

Where did it all begin?ENIAC (1940s)

Whos cooler than those guys?Automation (1950s)

Looks like Mary Tyler MooreIBM 360 (1964)

The birth of the GUIText-only CRTs (1970s) to an early Mac (1984)

Mac versus PCMac/PC revolution (1980s/1990s)

The World Wide WebInternet revolution (1990s/2000s)

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Whats happening now?Handheld revolution (2000s/2010s)

Know ITRead Chapter 2

Do all of the Multiple Choice and Short Answer questions