what are Icons in the desktop screen

ICONS in the Desktop Screen

On the desktop screen you will see several small pictures. These pictures are called "ICONS"
Double Clicking the left mouse button on an icon will start the program.

some of my students ask me what is the use of icons?

Ans: icons are nothing but the application software or some folders that provide easy to access and reduce the steps to be open from Start Menu .

these icons actually are the shortcuts to access through desktop screen

for e.g. in the desktop screen you have seen the icon named "My Computer" "My Documents" or "Typing Master"

you can easily double click to switch any folder or the application software instead of go to start button select all programs then select typing master then you see a menu with options select the desired one.

how to customize your desktop in "Windows XP"?

• right click on desktop screen 
• select properties option
• you will see display properties dialog box, select desktop menu from the following
• then select Customize Desktop
• You will see a new dialog box with Desktop Item
• select the icons you wanted to be used in your desktop screen as a icon.
• you can also change the the icon by selecting change icon option.

how to customize your desktop in "Vista-Ultimate"?

• right click on desktop screen 

• select personalize option from the bottom

• left hand-side you will see "Change Desktop Icons" Options

• select or deselect the options you wanted to see on desktop as a icon 

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basic terms of windows

Basic Terms of Windows

What is Windows?

A computer cannot work without an Operating System( O.S). The operating system manages all the tasks performed by a computer. It also allows us the user to interact with the computer. It takes care of all the inputs and sends output to the monitor. Microsoft Windows is a popular operating system software.

When you switch on the computer, it takes some time to get started. This is because the computer takes some time to load the operating system in its memory. this process is called booting.

Windows Desktop

Once the computer is booted , you will see a screen with lots of small pictures on the monitor. This screen is called the desktop. The small pictures on the desktop are called icons.

The two main parts of a desktop are:

the Icons

the Taskbar

Icons are the application software that makes our work easier by its existence on desktop screen which helps us to opt easily . We just need to double click on that to open particular icon.

Taskbar:  At the bottom of the desktop is a rectangular panel called a taskbar. We can recognised it by a start button on its left and a clock on its right.

It shows the task performing by you in the system.

The taskbar contains:

• Start Button
• Tasbar buttons
• System Tray

Start Button: When you click the Start Button, it opens up a Start menu form where you can do the following:

• Shut down the computer
• Open a program
• Find a file or a folder in the computer
• Change the settings of the computer

Taskbar Button: When you open a program or a file in windows, it appears inside a rectangular screen called a window. It's also shown by a button on the taskbar called taskbar button.

You can open more than one window at at time. When two or more windows are open, the windwo that you are currently working on is called the active windows.

System Tray:
This is present at the right hand corner of the taskbar. It has a clock and small icons for funtions like anti-virus, software, volume-control, and printer.

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