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What are the features of a good user interface?Features of a good UI:
a) “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Thus displaying or conveying messages and instructions through a lot of images and icons help the user guide and use the system.
b) Appropriate uses of colors make a system intuitive enough for highlighting specific information and attracting user’s attention.
c) Ensure that major tasks cannot be accidently performed.
d) Ensure that user has easy access to frequent actions.
e) Display meaningful messages to the user
f) Warn users about actions which might take longer time to execute
g) Provide feedback to the end user when any action is performed and communicate success or failure as well.
h) Enable keyboard shortcuts for frequently performed actions.
i) The UI should provide a personalized look n feel to the end user.
j) Display help messages or manuals which are easy to access
k) The UI should be forgiving enough for wrong/accidental actions performed by the user
l) The UI should be simple and consistent.
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