220-1002 · Question #442
Which of the following Windows versions introduced using applications in the Metro interface?
The correct answer is B. Windows 8. Windows 8 introduced the Metro interface (Modern UI), a tile-based full-screen app environment optimized for touch input. This was a fundamental design departure from all prior Windows versions.
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Which of the following Windows versions introduced using applications in the Metro interface?
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- AWindows 7
- BWindows 8
- CWindows 8.1
- DWindows 10
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A2% (1)
- B90% (45)
- C6% (3)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
Windows 8 introduced the Metro interface (Modern UI), a tile-based full-screen app environment optimized for touch input. This was a fundamental design departure from all prior Windows versions.
Windows 7 used the Aero glass desktop with a classic Start Menu and taskbar, with no tile-based interface or Metro application framework.
Windows 8, released in 2012, debuted the Metro interface (later called Modern UI), replacing the traditional Start Menu with a full-screen Start Screen and introducing a new category of touch-optimized applications distributed through the Windows Store. This was the first version to ship with this tile-based application model.
Windows 8.1 was an update that refined and adjusted the Metro experience already introduced in Windows 8, including restoring a Start button, but it did not originate the concept.
Windows 10 further evolved the interface by running Modern UI apps in resizable windows and blending the Start Menu with tiles, but it did not introduce the Metro paradigm.
Concept tested: Windows 8 Metro UI introduction history
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/get-started/windows-apps-history
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