COMPUTER SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEMS
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The user has to type in specific commands to do things like moving and copying files.
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The user communicates with the operating system using windows, icons, menu and pointers (WIMP) e.g. Windows
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A command-line interface (CLI) is a text-based user interface (UI) used to run programs, manage computer files and interact with the computer.
Detailed explanation-2: -A CLI is an interface that allows the user to perform tasks by issuing commands in successive lines of text or command lines. A graphical user interface enables users to interact with the operating system or application. It needs less memory than the GUI. It needs more memory because it has various graphics components.
Detailed explanation-3: -A command-line interpreter or command-line processor uses a command-line interface (CLI) to receive commands from a user in the form of lines of text. This provides a means of setting parameters for the environment, invoking executables and providing information to them as to what actions they are to perform.
Detailed explanation-4: -Command-line interfaces A command-line interface allows the user to interact with the computer by typing in commands. The computer displays a prompt, the user keys in the command and presses enter or return. In the early days of personal computers, all PCs used command-line interfaces.