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Briefly explain the classification of operating systems according to interface

      

Briefly explain the classification of operating systems according to interface.

  

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The term interface refers to the interaction between the user and a computer.the underlying principle in operating systems design is to make the interface as easy to use as possible inorder to came up with a friendly user interface. Operating system can be classified into three categories according to user interface.

1. Command-line based operating systems;lets the user type a command at a command prompt then the typed command from the command line and execute it.for a command to be more user friendly,the words used should be descriptive verbs e.g print,copy etc.unique abbreviations can be used e.g DEL,REN,CHKDSK e.t.c

2. Menu driven interface ;provides the user with a list of options to choose from the interface is suitable for beginners who may have difficulties recalling commands.some operating systems presents the user with simple menu while others have sophisticated menu.some DOS come with a menu driven interface called the DOS SHELL or DOS EDITOR.

3. The graphical that interface(GUI);is the latest effort to make the user –interface more user friendly,establish menus,GUI makes use of rectangular work areas called windows,graphical objects called icons and most commands are executed using a pointing devices.some examples include;Microsoft window version 2000, XP and vista;Apple Mac OS and various distribution of Linux.


Softwaretech answered the question on April 29, 2019 at 09:08


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