GCSE ICT

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

 Understand concept of a Windows operating system
and have a basic understanding of GUI.
 Windows OS
• Available on most computers.
• Microsoft first introduced an operating
environment named Windows in November
1985.
• Developed in response to the growing
interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
• Microsoft Windows eventually came to
dominate the world's personal computer
market
 Windows OS
Windows OS is simply a
piece of software created to
allow users and the
computer (all it’s hardware
and software) to
communicate with each
other.

To do this in a user friendly way, it uses a

Graphical User Interface…or GUI.
Graphical User Interface
Simply, a GUI is a one where the Operating
System uses a WIMP environment:
Windows – The boxes on the screen.
Icons – The pictures on the screen.
Menus – Umm, the menus on the screen.
Pointers – Being able to use your mouse to
select options.
The UNIX GUI
The Mac GUI
The First Windows GUI!
The Later Windows GUI
A few lesser known ones:
A few lesser known ones: