Jaclaz,
That's brilliant. Thanks for your input, can't wait to read through that in the morning.
I am trying to get a synonymous word of the term "point and click", in the context of not knowing the knowledge that is required about the process of which the application follows in order to function? For example, EnCase or FTK.
Using a CLI tool does not imbue the user with “knowledge that is required about the process of which the application follows in order to function”. Therefore “point and click” would only serve to denigrate competent users of GUI tools (who understand the technical details beyond the GUI) and elevate the status of CLI tool users who simply type in a list of commands by rote to achieve an output. I know you said in your post that this wasn't your intention but I feel that by applying simplistic labels that, in the digital forensics field at least, are loaded with negative connotations does this.
People get hung up about the tools that others use and make judgements on their ability based solely upon this. Labelling tools as “point and click” and “Nintendo forensics” does an injustice to competent users of these tools. Yes, some people are “click monkeys”. This, however, is more likely down to a poor recruitment process hiring the wrong individuals for the role or sole traders with an over inflated opinion of their own technical prowess setting up in business.
Having the technical skills is only part of the equation too, but that’s probably part of another discussion…
Using a CLI tool does not imbue the user with “knowledge that is required about the process of which the application follows in order to function”. Therefore “point and click” would only serve to denigrate competent users of GUI tools (who understand the technical details beyond the GUI) and elevate the status of CLI tool users who simply type in a list of commands by rote to achieve an output. I know you said in your post that this wasn't your intention but I feel that by applying simplistic labels that, in the digital forensics field at least, are loaded with negative connotations does this.
Bert, your point does highlight an interesting issue in the question that I posed and by what is generally understood by other terms such as "Nintendo Forensics". Thank you for putting it into better perspective for me! I'm sure there are trained monkeys out there but I appreciate the terms I've been using can portray the wrong image for particular types of tools, or at least users that use those tools.
However, like I said it wasn't my intention to tar user's competency who use these tools (just re-iterating again as I'm concious of the sensitivity).