I'm a student, studying A level ICT.
Today we were revising computer interfaces for the upcoming exams, and my teacher was asked if iOS uses a GUI, but she said that iOS is a tricky one to classify, as it's actually menu-driven.
Is she correct?
I'm a student, studying A level ICT.
Today we were revising computer interfaces for the upcoming exams, and my teacher was asked if iOS uses a GUI, but she said that iOS is a tricky one to classify, as it's actually menu-driven.
Is she correct?
iOS is an operating system. It has a graphical user interface (GUI), which is one of many kinds of user interfaces, see here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface
I suppose iOS has also some kind of command-line interface (CLI), but I wouldn't know.
To expand on bjassen's answer, both iOS and Android are operating systems. An operating system is basically just a bunch of programs that allow you to run software without having to directly interact with the hardware it is running on. iOS and Android include a GUI as part of a way for the user to interact with the Apps that run on each platform, but they are much more than a just a GUI.
I would look at the definition of a GUI, because it basically means that you are using graphics as part of your user interface.