Question

Diffrence between cui and gui

Answer 1

CUI stands for Character User Interface. it means that you have to type commands to interact with the computer. For example, in DOS for every thing we type the commands.


GUI stands for Graphical User Interface. It means that you do not need to type commands to interact with the computer; instead you have to click with the help of a mouse on the icons of ready made commands. An example is Windows.

CUI and GUI are user interface used in connection with computers

• CUI is the precursor of GUI and stands for character user interface where user has to type on keyboard to proceed. On the other hand GUI stands for Graphical User Interface which makes it possible to use a mouse instead of keyboard

• GUI is much easier to navigate than CUI

• There is only text in case of CUI whereas there are graphics and other visual clues in case of GUI

• Most modern computers use GUI and not CUI

• DOS is an example of CUI whereas Windows is an example of GUI.

Answer 2

GUI stands for graphical user interface.
It is a user interface which user interact with applications by making use of graphics. In GUI more than one task can ruh simultaneously. The user interacts by pointing the applications using devices like mouse.
It is a very user friendly interface.
Example(Windows, Linux)
CUI stands for character user interface.
In CUI user has to interact with the applications by making use of commands, in CUI only one task can run at a time.
Everything is done by using commands
Example(DOS, Unix)