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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is meant by a user interface?
A
Allows a user to interact with the computer (hardware)
B
A screen overlay for the monitor
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The user interface (UI) is the point of human-computer interaction and communication in a device. This can include display screens, keyboards, a mouse and the appearance of a desktop. It is also the way through which a user interacts with an application or a website.

Detailed explanation-2: -It allows the user to interact with devices through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notations. The term was created in the 1970s to distinguish graphical interfaces from text-based ones, such as command-line interfaces. However, today nearly all digital interfaces are GUIs.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Graphical User Interface GUI is one of the most popular and simple interfaces. By pointing and clicking on images or icons with a mouse, touchpad, touchscreen device, or other devices, you can interact with these interfaces.

Detailed explanation-5: -A hardware interface specifies the plugs, sockets, cables and electrical signals that pass through each line between the CPU and a peripheral device or communications network.

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