Definition+of+menu+based+interface+-+by+Sean+Crawley

Definition of a menu based interface

A menu based interface is an interface which only shows menus with specific options for the user to select (this stops the user accessing data they should not be acessing) once the user has selected an option from the menu, the programme will open another menu screen and this process will continue untill a specific option is selected. Mode of transport Bus Train Timetables Routes Timetable Routes 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4,5,6 11,12,13,14,15,16 11,12,13,14,15,16 This example of a menu based interface will keep on showing a menu screen untill the user has selected a specific option such as the Route of the Number 1 bus, where a pdf file or a map showing the route.

Each screen also contains a "back" button which allows the user to return to the prievious page