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1. A method by which information and instructions are exchanged between a user and a computer is called

An operating system

A user interface

2. An interface which the user controls by typing in instructions is called

A command line interface

A menu driven interface

3. An interface which the user controls by selecting options from a list on screen is called

A command line interface

A menu driven interface

4. An interface which the user controls by pointing and clicking at icons, using a mouse is called

A graphical user interface or GUI

An icon driven interface or IDI

5. Mac OS X and Windows XP are both examples of

A graphical user interface

A menu driven interface

Fill in the gaps in the following paragraph.

Graphical user (6) enable the interface to be customised to suit the user. For example, cashpoint machines can offer the user the choice of several (7) Special (8) devices can be used for people with (9) .

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