Thursday, 11 March 2010

Machine- Centred and People- Centred Systems Notes

 People Centred- Systems that are desgined do that system fits the users'needs.
- Buling a P.C.S it means paying attention to the needs of people, so that participants and users find it user friendly.
Peopl Centred Systems:
-School Printer
- ATM

Machine Centred- Where the user is the there to serve the needs of system.

Ergonomics:
International Ergonomics Association defines ergonomics as follows:
Ergonomics (or human factors) is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well-being and overall system performance.
 
Source: Wikipedia.com
- Associated with people centred system



                                                                                                                                                                            

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