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.