COMPUTER APPLICATION IN MANAGEMENT

Presentation on-
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

Presented By-
Dhiraj Sadhwani
PGDM (2010-12)
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GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
 A graphical User Interface (GUI), is
often pronounced as ‘goo-ey’.
 It is a type of user interface that
controls a display for the user and allows
users to interact with programs.
 A GUI offers graphical icons, and visual
indicators.
 It was developed because interacting
with computers in text mode (C.L.I.)
was a very time consuming &
cumbersome activity.
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History-
 The first graphical user
interface was designed by
Xerox Corporation's in
1970s.
 But became popular after
the Apple Macintosh’s
emergence in 1980’s.
 Before GUI was
developed the operating
system was strictly text
based.
The 1st commercial GUI

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 GRAPHIC ICONS

POINTER

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A GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE (GUI) OF MICROSOFTR WINDOWS DESKTOP
Features -

 Pointer : A symbol that appears on the screen and used to select

objects and commands. It is a small angled arrow.
 Text –it is I-beam pointer that is shaped like a capital I.
 Pointing device : A device, such as a mouse or trackball, that
enables you to select objects on the display screen.

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Cont…

 icons : Small pictures that represent

commands, files, or windows. By a simple
click on it we can execute a
command/program or convert the icon into a
window
 desktop : The area on the display screen
where icons are grouped.
 menus : Most graphical user interfaces let
you execute commands by selecting a
choice/option from a menu.

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Comparison between CLI & GUI-
 GUI- much easier to learn & use than CLI
(Command-Line Interface).
 In CLI the commands are textual,& in GUI
commands are graphical.
 GUI provides a screen full of graphic icons or
menus to users.
 In GUI a point-&-draw (mouse, joystick etc)
device is used.
 Eg- To delete file in CLI = rm <filename> , & in
GUI by click on the item & select delete option.

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CLI & GUI
 Eg- To delete file in CLI =
c:\> del <filename> ,
& in GUI by click on the item & select
delete option.

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THANK YOU..