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Differentiate between Graphical User Interface and Web Page Design.
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Content | Graphical User Interface | Web Page Design |
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Devices | User hardware variations limited.,Screens appear exactly as specified. | User hardware variations enormous. Screen appearance influenced by hardware being used. |
User Focus | Data and applications. | Information and navigation. |
Data /Information | Typically created and used by known and trusted sources.,Typically placed into system by users or known people and organizations.Typically organized in a meaningful fashion.A notion of private and shared data exists. | Full of unknown content. Source not always trusted. Often not placed onto the web by users or known people and organizations. Highly variable organization. Privacy often suspects. |
User Tasks | Install,configure,personalize,start,use,and upgrade programs.,Open, use and close data files. | Link to a site,browse or read pages,fill out forms,register for services,participate in transactions,download and save things. Movement between pages and sites very rapid. |
User’s Conceptual,Space | Controlled and constrained by program. | Infinite and generally unorganized. |
Presentation Elements | Windows, menus,controls, data, toolbars, messages, and so on.,Many transient, dynamically appearing and disappearing.,Presented as specified by the designer.,Generally standardized by toolkits and style guides. | Two components browse and page.Within page,any combination of text,images,audio,video and animation. May not be presented as specified by the designer dependent on browser,monitor, and user specifications. Little standardization. |
Navigation | Through menus, lists, trees, dialogs, and wizards. Not a strong and visible concept. | Through links, bookmarks, and typed URLs. Significant and highly visible concept. |
Context | Enables maintenance of a better sense of context.Restricted navigation paths. | Poorer maintenance of a sense of context. Unlimited navigation paths. |
Interaction | Interactions such as clicking menu choices, pressing buttons, selecting list choices, and cut/copy/paste occur within context of active program. | Basic interaction is a single click. This can cause extreme changes in context, which may not be noticed. |
Response Time | Nearly instantaneous. | Quite variable depending on transmission speeds, page content, and so on. Long time can upset the user. |
Visual Style | Typically prescribed and constrained by toolkit.Visual creativity allowed but difficult. Little significant personalization. | Fosters a more artistic,individual and unrestricted presentation style. Complicated by differing browser and display capabilities and bandwidth limitations.Limited personalization available. |
System Capability | Unlimited capability proportional to sophistication of hardware and software. | Limited by constraints imposed by the hardware, browser, software, client support. |
Task Efficiency | Targeted to a specific audience with specific tasks. Only limited by the amount of programming undertaken to support it. | Limited by browser and network capabilities. Often intended for anyone and everyone. |
Consistency | Major objective exists within and across applications. Universal consistency in GUI products generally created through toolkits and design guidelines. | Sites tend to establish their own identity. Frequently standards set within a site. Frequent ignoring of GUI guidelines for identical components especially controls. |