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Operating System

The document outlines key concepts related to user interfaces, specifically focusing on Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Character User Interface (CUI). It explains the definitions, differences, and advantages of GUI over CUI, highlighting aspects such as user-friendliness, multitasking capabilities, and interaction methods. The notes serve as a concise guide for understanding these two types of user interfaces in operating systems.
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Operating System

The document outlines key concepts related to user interfaces, specifically focusing on Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Character User Interface (CUI). It explains the definitions, differences, and advantages of GUI over CUI, highlighting aspects such as user-friendliness, multitasking capabilities, and interaction methods. The notes serve as a concise guide for understanding these two types of user interfaces in operating systems.
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Operating system : Notes prepared by

Sourav khatua

Topics covered:
1. What is user interface?
2. Types of user interface
3. Difference b/w CUI & GUI
4. Advantages of GUI

/Souravkhatua
/Souravkhatua.india
+91-6200652173@mesouravkhatua

I. What is user
Interface?
Ans: A user interface, also called a “UI” or simply an
“interface” which means the user and a computer system
interact, in particular the use of input devices and software.

There are mainly two types of interface: -


1. Graphical User Interface (GUI)
2. Character User Interface (CUI)

II. What is GUI?


Ans: GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. It is a type of user interface
which allows user to interact electronic devices through graphical icons and
visual indicators such as secondary notation, instead of text-based user
interfaces, typed command labels or text navigation.
Microsoft Windows, Mac, Android are some examples of GUI
Operating Systems.

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (WINDOWS 8)

III. What is CUI?


Ans: Character user interface or command-line user interface, CUI is a
way for users to interact with computer programs. It works by allowing
the user (client) to issue commands as one or more lines of text (referred
to as command lines) to a program. Good examples CUIs are MS-DOS and
the Windows Command Prompt. One of the CUI's uses is that it provides
an easy way to implement programming scripts.

CHARACTER USER INTERFACE


IV. Difference between GUI and CUI.
Ans:

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE:

a. GUI stands for graphical user interface.


b. It is a user interface which user interact with applications by making
use of graphics.
c. In GUI more than one task can run simultaneously.
d. The user interacts by pointing the applications using devices like
mouse.
e. It is a very user-friendly interface. Example (Windows, Linux)

CHARACTER USER INTERFACE:

a. CUI stands for character user interface.


b. In CUI user has to interact with the applications by making use of
commands.
c. In CUI only one task can run at a time.
d. Good examples CUIs are MS-DOS and the Windows Command Prompt.
Ans: GUI (Graphical User CUI (Character User
Interface) Interface)
GUI interface is much attractive and CUI interface is relatively less
appealing. appealing.
GUI is easier to learn and more user- CUI is a text-based interface and hence
friendly due to the presence of various is not as user friendly as GUI.
graphical elements like icons, menu,
buttons, etc.
With GUI, a user does not have to learn A user is required to memorize many
complicated commands. commands to operate and control a
CUI.
GUI users have Windows that allow a CUI does not offer the same ease and
user to work, view, control, and ability to work with multiple programs
manipulate multiple programs and at once on one screen.
folders at the same time.

GUI (Graphical User CUI (Character User


Interface) Interface)
GUI supports the use of both a mouse CUI supports the use of a keyboard
and keyboard to control and navigate only.
through your system.
In GUI, the user mostly gets immediate In CUI, there is no obvious feedback. If
visual feedback of the action he is we consider the same example, one or
doing. For example, the user can see more additional commands will have to
immediately that a file is successfully be issued to confirm the file transfer
moved from one directory to another. action.

V. What are the advantages of GUI


over C

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