Definition[]
A GUI (an acronym for “Graphical User Interface”; pronounced “gooey”)
| “ | offers graphical icons, and visual indicators, as opposed to text-based interfaces, typed command labels or text navigation to fully represent the information and actions available to a user.[1] | ” |
Overview[]
"Work sponsored by DARPA in the late 1960s led to development of the computer mouse and its use as part of a graphical user interface. The technology was later incorporated into the Xerox Corporation's Alto computer and then into Apple Computer's MacIntosh."[2]
References[]
- ↑ Department of Homeland Security, Privacy Impact Assessment for the Use of Unidirectional Social Media Applications Communications and Outreach 3 (Mar. 8, 2011).
- ↑ Making IT Better: Expanding Information Technology Research to Meet Society's Needs, at 21.