FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What type of system uses a mouse to point & click and interact with windows on the screen?
A
Graphical User Interface
B
Command Prompt System
C
MS-DOS
D
BASIC
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -graphical user interface (GUI), a computer program that enables a person to communicate with a computer through the use of symbols, visual metaphors, and pointing devices.

Detailed explanation-2: -A GUI application approaches the task to be done more directly. Users select an object and then an action. This reduces the number of menu levels. By using the point and click actions of the mouse, users can move easily through the interface until they can do the required task.

Detailed explanation-3: -The GUI (/ˌdʒiːjuːˈaɪ/ JEE-yoo-EYE or /ˈɡuːi/ GOO-ee), graphical user interface, is a form of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical icons and audio indicator such as primary notation, instead of text-based UIs, typed command labels or text navigation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The graphical user interface, or GUI, is the type of interface with which the majority of people are the most familiar. You interact with these interfaces by using a mouse, tack pad, or other peripheral to point and click on graphics or icons.

Detailed explanation-5: -Developed by Xerox, the GUI was popularized by the Apple Macintosh in the 1980s. At the time, Microsoft’s operating system, MS-DOS, required the user to type specific commands, but the company’s GUI, Microsoft Windows, is now the dominant user interface for personal computers (PCs).

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