Difference between GUI and CLI

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GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI)

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE (CLI)

-Based on graphics

-Based on commands.

-Easy to handle as graphics and icons work 

-Difficult to handle as requires command expertise

-Requires more memory

-Requires less memory

-Requires mouse and keyboard

-Requires keyboard only

-Appearance can be changed

-Appearance can’t be changed

-Low precision is there

-High precision in comparison to GUI

-Slow in performance

-Fast in performance in comparison to GUI

-More user friendly

-More advanced and powerful

-More flexible

-Less flexible than GUI

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