This lesson includes the following sections:
•The User Interface
•Running Programs
•Managing Files
•Managing Hardware
•Utility Software
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Understanding Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) in Modern Operating Systems, Slides of Computer Fundamentals
An overview of graphical user interfaces (guis) in modern operating systems, including windows and macintosh os. It covers the basics of guis, such as icons, the start menu and button, the taskbar, and the desktop. The document also explains how to use menus and dialog boxes in gui applications.
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This lesson includes the following sections:
The User Interface
Running Programs
Managing Files
Managing Hardware
Utility Software
Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)
GUI Tools
Applications and the Interface
Menus
Dialog Boxes
Command-Line Interfaces
The User Interface
Icons
Start menu
Start button Taskbar
Desktop
Dialog box
Program
running in
a window
Window control buttons
Icons are pictures that represent computerresources, such as printers, documents, andprograms.
You double-click an icon to choose (activate) it, forinstance, to launch a program.
The Windows operating system offers two uniquetools, called the taskbar and Start button. Thesehelp you run and manage programs.
The User Interface - GUI Tools
Applications designed to run under one operatingsystem use similar interface elements.
Under an OS such as Windows, you see a familiarinterface no matter what programs you use.
In a GUI, each program opens and runs in a separatewindow—a frame that presents the program and itsdocuments.
In a GUI, you can run multiple programs at once,each in a separate window. The application in use issaid to be the active window.
The User Interface –Applications and the Interface
Titlebar
Menubar
Toolbar
Scroll arrow
Scroll boxScroll bar
Click the Minimize button to reducethe program to a button on the taskbar.
Click the Maximize button to restorethe window to its previous size.
Click the Close button to closethe window altogether.
A dialog box is a special window that appears whena program or the OS needs more informationbefore completing a task.
Dialog boxes are so named because they conduct a"dialog" with the user, asking the user to providemore information or make choices.