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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