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A GUI interface consists of the following elements or
                            features: dialog box, icons, menu, window, tabs, cursor, etc.

               Command Line Interface (CLI)
               Command Line Interface is interface that enables a computer user and the
               computer to communicate using text and is manipulated solely by a keyboard.

               Operating System that uses the CLI is the Disk Operating System (DOS) and
               the most familiar example of a CLI is Microsoft Disc Operating Software
               (MS-DOS).

               The first windows OS to use GUI was Windows 95. Since then, Windows OS
               such as Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
               (or 8.1), Windows 10 and above use GUI.


               Features of the Desktop


                          The Icons
                          Taskbar
                          The Free Space

               Icons
               Icon is a small picture button on the desktop that represents programs,

               applications, folders, documents, etc. By default, Windows OS displays Recycle
               Bin, My Computer, My Documents and Internet Explorer.

               Recycle Bin: Recycle Bin is a temporary storage for files that have been deleted
               in a file manager by the user, but not yet permanently erased from the file
               system. It is a location where deleted files are stored.








               The Recycling Bin also allows users to recover files that have been deleted in
               Windows.

               My Computer: My Computer is an icon on the desktop of a computer that
               allows you to access, explore and manage the contents of your computer's local
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