Graphical User Interface

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A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is a type of user interface where users of a computer or device can visually see the results of their computing. For example, the screen on your computer offers a graphical user interface so that you can see what you are doing (as opposed to something like a printer, which is a machine with no GUI).

History

One of the first GUI's was PARC, which had windows, toolbars, and other common features of what we would consider a GUI.

Modern GUI's

The most popular Graphical User Interface systems today include OS X, Windows, and IBM OS.

Linux

Linux is an operating system that offers a GUI but can be programmed to run without one.

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface