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This document provides an overview of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). It discusses that GUIs allow users to interact with programs through graphical icons and visual indicators instead of text commands. The first GUI was developed by Xerox in the 1970s but became popular after the Apple Macintosh in the 1980s. A GUI features a pointer, icons, menus, and a desktop workspace. It provides an easier interface compared to command line interfaces by allowing selection of options through pointing and clicking rather than typing commands.

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Presentation On-: Graphical User Interface

This document provides an overview of graphical user interfaces (GUIs). It discusses that GUIs allow users to interact with programs through graphical icons and visual indicators instead of text commands. The first GUI was developed by Xerox in the 1970s but became popular after the Apple Macintosh in the 1980s. A GUI features a pointer, icons, menus, and a desktop workspace. It provides an easier interface compared to command line interfaces by allowing selection of options through pointing and clicking rather than typing commands.

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COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANAGEMENT

Presentation on-
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

Presented By-
Dhiraj Sadhwani
PGDM (2010-12)
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GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
 A graphical User Interface (GUI), is
often pronounced as ‘goo-ey’.
 It is a type of user interface that
controls a display for the user and allows
users to interact with programs.
 A GUI offers graphical icons, and visual
indicators.
 It was developed because interacting
with computers in text mode (C.L.I.)
was a very time consuming &
cumbersome activity.
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History-
 The first graphical user
interface was designed by
Xerox Corporation's in
1970s.
 But became popular after
the Apple Macintosh’s
emergence in 1980’s.
 Before GUI was
developed the operating
system was strictly text
based.
The 1st commercial GUI

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GRAPHIC ICONS

POINTER

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A GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) OF MICROSOFTR WINDOWS DESKTOP
Features -

 Pointer : A symbol that appears on the screen


and used to select objects and commands. It
is a small angled arrow.
 Text –it is I-beam pointer that is shaped like a
capital I.
 Pointing device : A device, such as a mouse
or trackball, that enables you to select objects
on the display screen.
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Cont…

 icons : Small pictures that represent


commands, files, or windows. By a simple
click on it we can execute a
command/program or convert the icon into a
window
 desktop : The area on the display screen
where icons are grouped.
 menus : Most graphical user interfaces let
you execute commands by selecting a
choice/option from a menu.
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Comparison between CLI & GUI-
 GUI- much easier to learn & use than CLI
(Command-Line Interface).
 In CLI the commands are textual,& in GUI
commands are graphical.
 GUI provides a screen full of graphic icons or
menus to users.
 In GUI a point-&-draw (mouse, joystick etc)
device is used.
 Eg- To delete file in CLI = rm <filename> , & in
GUI by click on the item & select delete option.

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CLI & GUI
 Eg- To delete file in CLI =
c:\> del <filename> ,
& in GUI by click on the item & select
delete option.

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THANK YOU..

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