1. What's the difference between GUI and CGI?
- Posted by don cole <doncole at pacbell.net>
Dec 23, 2006
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Last edited Dec 24, 2006
Hello every one I'm confused here.
Don Cole
2. Re: What's the difference between GUI and CGI?
- Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com>
Dec 23, 2006
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Last edited Dec 24, 2006
don cole wrote:
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> Hello every one I'm confused here.
>
> Don Cole
The acronym GUI stands for "Graphical User Interface" and
CGI stands for "Common Gateway Interface"
The only things in common are that they are both interfaces and have a TLA.
CGI : http://www.chami.com/Tips/internet/062898I.html
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_gateway_interface
GUI : http://www.cnet.com/Resources/Info/Glossary/Terms/gui.html
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface
In short,
* CGI is a set of rules and operations that standardize the way a program can
get and send web pages.
* GUI is a method of using non-text-only items to present information to a
progam's user. Windows uses a GUI but DOS does not.
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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
Skype name: derek.j.parnell
3. Re: What's the difference between GUI and CGI?
Hi Don...
The first hit from Google is:
http://www.cgi101.com/book/
Looks like a good one! Give it a read, and if you need clarification ask away.
I'll be lurking ;) Later...
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duke
4. Re: What's the difference between GUI and CGI?
Thank you Derek and Duke,
That pretty well covers it.
Since I don't plan on creating any web pages at this time I don't see much
point in learning CGI. I pretty much know what GUI is.
And Merry Christmas to everybody.
Don Cole
