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The command line interface is a throw back to before the Windows GUI was invented and everyone used MS-DOS (late seventies early eighties). You may input MS-DOS commands at the command line interface. For example, click on Start>Run>cmd, this will pull up a black screen at the c:> drive. Type in DIR and it will show you all the Directories. To get out of command line type EXIT. The command line is used when the system has problems and you cannot get to Windows. Then you can copy, delete, or start programs at the command line. If you would like to learn the history and competition between MAC and Microsoft and also learn how Windows came to be, rent the movie "The Pirates of Silicon Valley", its great or visit WOZ.ORG, Steve Woznicaks web site, he invented the personal computer and still answers email. Hope this helps.
Steve Wosniack did not invent the personal computer. TRS80, Commodore, not to mention the altair, the sinclair, Victor and others. Steve did not even invent the GUI or the mouse - this was done by Xerox Palo Alto.. yes that is right Xerox made things easy to use but failed to market it, the same people who gave you ethernet - what you are hooked up to the net with.
Command line functions are many times used for higher level functions and allow people to get to the back end of a program. Sometimes they are there until the GUI can be made for them. Sometimes they are used to allow programmers to do tricks that should not be put into the gui - it keeps the average yo from doing something they should not.
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What is the command line interface used for on a cisco router?
Cisco IOS uses a command line interface (CLI) for inputting commands when configuring Cisco Routers
What is the command line interface used for a Cisco router?
Cisco IOS uses a command line interface (CLI) for inputting commands when configuring Cisco Routers
What interface is an interface that uses graphics as compared to a command-driven interface?
Graphical User Interface
What is graphical user interface and graphical user interface tools?
This generally describes the screen you are looking at in a program, and the icons you may click to accomplish (tasks). They are "graphical," rather than, say, verbal, you are the user, and the page is the interface.
What do you mean by menu based user interface?
A user interface that uses menus to communicate with the computer. Rather than having a single line where a command must be typed in, the user has a list of items to choose from, and can make selections by highlighting one. This kind of interface is easier to use than a command-line interface, but does not have all the visual elements of a graphical user interface.
What is an example of an operating system that uses a command line interface?
DOSUnix and all its varientsC/PMMVS and OS series for IBM mainframes
What is the name of the interface that uses graphics as compared to a command-driven interface?
graphical user inerface
Microsoft Windows and Mac OS use what type of interface?
Although both Windows and OSX have built in command line interfaces, the default interface uses little pictures or icons that have underlying commands that the user need not know. This type of interface is a Graphical User Interface, or GUI.
What is an interface that uses graphics as compared to a command-drive interface?
The interface you are looking for is called a GUI (Graphical User Interface). This interface is supported by all Microsoft Windows Operating System's.
UNIX may be described as being difficult to use Why?
Traditionally, the UNIX command interface was the only way to communicate within a UNIX system. Today, that is not true, with the graphical interfaces that are available. However, the true power of what you can do within UNIX is still in the command line interface. The command line interface is not very intuitive, and uses commands that are abbreviated to the point of not necessarily being understandable. Also, system administration tasks in Unix have typically been harder to accomplish because of the amount of background knowledge necessary even to do simple things. UNIX was developed early on for programmers by programmers, and little thought was given to the end user; as a result, it had a reputation of being difficult to use until you took the time to understand the (admittedly) arcane command line interface.
What are the advantages of graphic user interface over the command line interface?
1) Windows 2) Icons 3) Menus 4) Pointer The biggest difference is that CLI don't use graphics.. Also in CLI you manually have to enter the command whereas in GUI you may have buttons and menu.. CLI does not supports Mouse.. A graphical user interface uses graphics, such as pictures and icons the user can select (eg click on) to run commands. A command-line interface has a space or line on which text based inputs (commands for the computer) can be typed, so the user must have existing knowledge of valid commands.
What is the difference between command driven and graphical user interface?
The difference between a command driven and a graphical user interface is that in command driven a user has to type commands in code to be executed in a terminal. In graphical, a user can simply navigate and operate using an interface and some sort of pointer or touch screen with no coding involved.
