1.What features are typically found on a computer desktop?
Common elements on a computer desktop include icons for launching applications, a taskbar for managing open programs and accessing the start menu, a system tray showing time, date, and background applications like antivirus software, customizable wallpaper for personalizing the background image, folders such as Documents and Pictures for organizing files, and gadgets or widgets for displaying information. The recycle bin holds deleted files, while the start menu provides access to installed programs, settings, and shutdown options.
2. How do users typically initiate programs using a graphical user interface (GUI)?
Users commonly start programs in a GUI environment by double-clicking desktop or start menu icons for the desired program, searching for program names using desktop search bars, opening files associated with specific programs to prompt their launch, utilizing keyboard shortcuts, pinning program icons to taskbars or docks for quick access, clicking links that automatically initiate programs, and employing voice commands if the operating system supports voice assistant functionality. Additionally, users can right-click on start menu entries and choose "Open," or click on system tray icons of minimized programs to restore them.