Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other…
2023
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: A GUI involves the use of windows and menus, and takes up a lot of memory and resources.
Reason R: In order to use a GUI, users have to learn a list of system commands.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer: C. A is true but R is false — CONCEPTA graphical user interface (GUI) lets a user interact through visual controls such as windows, icons and menus. A command-line interface (CLI), by…
- A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- B.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- C.
A is true but R is false
- D.
A is false but R is true
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT
A graphical user interface (GUI) lets a user interact through visual controls such as windows, icons and menus. A command-line interface (CLI), by contrast, relies on typed commands and their syntax.
Graphical controls generally need additional memory and processing resources to draw and manage them. Memorising a list of system commands is characteristic of a CLI, not a requirement for ordinary GUI use.
APPLICATION
Classify Assertion A: it links a GUI with windows and menus and notes its greater resource overhead. Both features are standard characteristics of a GUI, so A is true.
Classify Reason R: a GUI is designed around visible controls and direct manipulation; learning a list of typed system commands is a CLI requirement. Therefore R is false.
Because R is false, it cannot explain A.
CONTRAST
“Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A” fails because command memorisation does not describe normal GUI operation.
“Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A” still incorrectly treats the command-memorisation statement as true for a GUI.
“A is true but R is false” matches the independent classification of the two statements.
“A is false but R is true” reverses both classifications.
CROSS-CHECK
A user can select a visible menu item in a GUI without recalling a command name, while the visual environment still consumes resources to render and manage its controls. This confirms that A is true and R is false.
Result: A is true but R is false.