WHAT IS HCI?:

Human-computer interaction (HCI) is the study of interactions between people and computers.

 

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It is an interdisciplinary field, relating computer science , psychology, cognitive science, human factors engineering (such as ergonomics, sociology, library & information science), and other fields. One of the goals of the field is to make computers more user-friendly.

 
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Although much of the practical work in HCI revolves around the design of graphical user interfaces, HCI is concerned with a number of topics, including

 
  • Interface design methods.
  • Usability Testing.
  • Technologies such Graphic User Interfaces (GUI).
  • Computer Accessibility
 
 
  • Information Retrieval & Visualisation