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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which type of interface uses WIMP elements?

A	Command Line Interface
B	Graphical User Interface
C	Touch Interface
D	Voice Interface

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of user interfaces that are based on the WIMP interaction style include: Microsoft Windows for PCs, MacOs for Apple Macintosh, various X Windows-based systems for UNIX, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Windows, icons, menus and pointing device (WIMP) denotes a style of computer-human interaction involving the aforementioned elements of the graphical user interface (GUI) which is the most common interaction method being used by desktop computers today.

Detailed explanation-3: -While the terms GUI and WIMP are sometimes used interchangeably, WIMP is technically a subset of GUIs. This means all WIMP interfaces are GUIs, but not all GUIs are WIMPs.

Detailed explanation-4: -WIMP is not a synonym for a GUI. WIMP describes a type of GUI and GUI’s such as Android and iOS do not use a WIMP type of interaction.

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