COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -WIMP is an acronym for Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers. Alternatively, it is an acronym for Windows, Icons, Mice and Pull-down menus. 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: -“WIMP” is an interesting bit of computer terminology and lore. It stands for “windows, icons, menus, pointers, ‘’ and denotes that the interaction between computer and user is based not on text (e.g., entering commands such as “c://run:d”) but on graphics.

Detailed explanation-3: -MovEcho is an example how post-WIMP interfaces can be designed, without only focusing on visual information. This flexibility would allow users to choose which modalities can be involved in the interacting process, and which have to be free for an other task, as traffic management or air traffic control [34].

Detailed explanation-4: -Graphical User Interface (GUI) Graphical user interfaces are recognisable by their use of windows, icons, menus and pointers (WIMP). Intuitive to use, so easy to learn (due to commands represented as images and menus).