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1. D O N E B Y : S H A M S A O B A I D A L T A Y E R 1 0 B G
DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT

2. DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
In computing, a desktop environment (DE) is an implementation of
the desktop metaphor made of a bundle of programs running on
top of a computer operating system, which share a common
graphical user interface (GUI). The desktop environment was seen
mostly on personal computers until the rise of mobile computing.

3. DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
A desktop environment typically consists of icons, windows, toolbars,
folders, wallpapers and desktop widgets (see Elements of graphical user
interfaces and WIMP).[3] A GUI might also provide drag and drop
functionality and other features that make the desktop metaphor more
complete.

4. DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
• desktop environment aims to be an intuitive way for
the user to interact with the computer using
concepts which are similar to those used when
interacting with the physical world, such as buttons
and windows.

5. DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
• While the term desktop environment originally
described a style of user interfaces following the
desktop metaphor, it has also come to describe the
programs that realize the metaphor itself. This usage
has been popularized by projects such as the
common Desktop Environment and K Desktop.

6. DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
On a system that offers a desktop environment, a window manager in
conjunction with applications written using a widget toolkit are generally
responsible for most of what the user sees. The window manager supports
the user interactions with the environment, while the toolkit provides
developers a software library for applications with a unified look and
behavior.

7. DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
The first desktop environment was created by Xerox and
was sold with the Xerox Alto in the 1970s. The Alto was
generally considered by Xerox to be a personal office
computer; it failed in the marketplace because of poor
marketing and a very high price tag

8. DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
desktop environments are much more dynamic and customizable to meet
user needs. In this context, a desktop environment typically consists of
several separate components, including a window manager (such as
Mutter or KWin), a file manager (such as Files or Dolphin), a set of graphical
themes, together with toolkits (such as GTK+ and Qt) and libraries for
managing the desktop.

9. DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT
The most common desktop environment on personal computers is
Microsoft Windows' built-in interface. It was titled Luna in Windows XP
and Aero from Windows Vista onward. Also common is Aqua,
included with Apple's Mac OS X.

10. REFERENCES
• http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/~l0f0954/academic/cps
c610/hw2-3.htm
• http://www.zdnet.com/article/android-invades-the-
desktop/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_environment