CS-101 / Fall 1997
Computer Software and Middleware: Lecture Overview
Computer Structure and Components
PPT Slide
System Software: The Hardware-Software Connection
Functions of an Operating System
Utility Programs
Software Applications: Tools for Users
Consumer Applications
The User Interface: The Human-Machine Connection
Character-based User Interfaces: MS-DOS / Unix
Graphical User Interfaces (GUI): Macintosh and Windows
Why WIMP Won
Tomorrow’s User Interfaces
Email: best@bu.edu
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