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GUI Operating System—
An Introduction 2
Learning Outcomes
Operating System Windows 10
Desktop Components of Desktop
Sorting Desktop Icons Hiding Desktop Icons
Changing Desktop Background Setting the Screen Saver
Mouse Pointer Shapes How to Start a Computer?
How to Shut down A Computer?
In the previous chapter, we learnt about software. Operating System is one of the most
important software as without it, we cannot use our computer at all. In this chapter, we
are going to explore more about the most commonly used GUI-based operating system,
Windows 10.
i + OPERATING SYSTEM
Operating System manages the computer’s memory and controls all hardware and
software of a computer system. There are two types of operating systems: GUI and CUI.
GUI: It stands for Graphical User Interface. It is very simple to use because it provides
various menus and icons for the user to work with.
CUI: It stands for Character User Interface. It is a command-based system only. The user
can operate the system with the help of various commands.
i + WINDOWS 10
Windows 10 operating system is made by one of the world’s
topmost software development companies, called Microsoft
Corporation. Windows 10 makes sure that your computer
system is working smoothly without any problems.
Info Byte
Windows 10 was released on July 29th, 2015.
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