GUI and CLI Flashcards
1
Q
CLI
A
A text based interface, in which the user is commonly presented with a prompt to enter a command
2
Q
GUI
A
An interface consisting of graphical elements (e.g. buttons), that is used by developers to present information to users in a graphical format.
3
Q
CLI Adv.’s
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More detail oriented —> granularity
Faster/quicker management of a large number of files
Ability to combine and save commonly used group of commands
4
Q
CLI Dis Adv.’s
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Communicate with software by text only;
Must memorise syntax and commands;
Different commands used in different shells