Y9#4 - Operating Systems - Answers
Y9#4 - Operating Systems - Answers
Class:
Term/Year : Term 1/2024-2025
Subject: Year 9 ICT
Worksheet No. : 4
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3. Give one example of who might use each type of user interface:
a. Graphical User Interface
GUIs are used in many handheld mobile devices such as MP3 players, portable
media players, gaming devices, smartphones and smaller household, office and
industrial controls. Gamers
b. Command Line
Programmers, experienced computer users, or administrators
c. Dialogue based interface
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allows communication between the
human and the computer,Gesture-based interface. Gamers
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4. A computer can have command line interfaces (CLI) and graphical user interfaces
(GUI). Give three benefits and three drawbacks of both types of the user interface.
Benefits Drawbacks
1) can perform multiple tasks by 1) it is difficult to remember all the
entering commands in the CLI. commands used in the CLI
1) they are very simple to use and 1) The operating systems are pre-
handle, and hence replaced old programmed system software and
fashioned operating system which cannot be updated or changed.
used CUI.
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