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Chapter 8 - Introduction to Desktop

What is a Desktop?

The desktop is the workspaces where you can access everything you need to
operate your computer. It is the large background area of the screen after booting

the computer. It also is the monitor graphical interface that appears after booting
a computer.

Desktop

You can customize the desktop by adding 'shortcuts' of your favorite programs,
documents, folders and files. You can also change the look of the desktop to fit
your mood and personality. The desktop is one of the elements (features) of the

Graphical User Interface (GUI).

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Graphical User Interface is an interface that allows a computer user to
communicate with the computer using graphics (such as icons, menus, dialog
boxes and windows) and which are manipulated by pointing devices (such as
mouse, Touchpad, stylus, light pen, etc. and often to a limited extent by a
keyboard as well). GUI stands in sharp contrast to Command Line Interface
(CLI) that existed before it.