MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

SYSTEM SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Windows, icons, menus and pointers are all part of what?
A
Graphical user interface
B
Command line interface
C
Menu interface
D
Objects interface
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -WIMP stands for Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers (or maybe Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pull-down menus). WIMP is the style of graphical user interface that uses the above-mentioned common widgets.

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: -A GUI uses windows, icons, and menus to carry out commands, such as opening, deleting, and moving files.

Detailed explanation-4: -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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