DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLI AND GUI

Input Method

CLI: Users interact by typing commands in a terminal or console window.

GUI: Users interact using graphics, such as windows, buttons, and icons.

Precision

CLI: Allows for high precision as users directly specify commands.

GUI: Provides lower precision due to visual interaction.

Memory Usage

CLI: Consumes low memory.

GUI: Consumes more memory

Speed

CLI: Generally faster than GUI

GUI: Slower than CLI

Appearance

CLI: Fixed appearance; cannot be easily modified.

GUI: Appearance can be modified.

Input Location

Information Display

CLI: Commands are entered only at a command prompt.

GUI: Input can be entered anywhere on the screen

CLI: Shows information in plain text and files

GUI: Shows information in various forms (text, images, videos).

Menu

CLI: No menus provided.

GUI: Menus are provided.

Graphics

CLI: No graphics

GUI: Utilizes graphics

Pointing Devices

CLI: No use of pointing devices.

GUI: Uses pointing devices (mouse) for selection.

Error

CLI: Spelling mistakes and typing errors are not avoided

GUI: Avoids spelling and typing errors

Multitasking

CLI: Some CLI environments support multitasking but can be complex.

GUI: Allows users to easily observe and operate multiple things at once.