98' Wlndows 2000' Windows 7
Wlndows is a farnily of operahng systems like Windows
and Windows 10. The latest version we are using
today is Windows 11'
operating systems o f mobile phones and
Chrome OS and Android 05 are exa mp les of
other handheld devices'
10'
ln this chapter, we will learn more about Windows
\Tindorvs lntertace
lt allows users to work on the computer
Windows interface is what you see on the screen
us' Taskbaq lcons' buttons'
Wi.l"*,,"terface is graphical lt ls made of Desktop' men
".r,V. it is called Graphical User lnterface (GUI) We interact with this interface by the
etc. Hence
graphical interface Users needed to type
help of a mouse ln earlier times, there was no
was called Command Line lnterface
correct commands on the keyboards Such interface
is easier to use'
i;iiil;;;;;iffi."lt to remember all the commands Graphical interface
rtindows lO DesktoP
The first screen that we see after switching on
the computer is called Desktop Just like
tf',ings on your desk in the tLt"oot' Windows provldes a big desktop on
Vo, t"Lp Vour,
else appears'
the enhre computer screen on which everything
Avirtuotdesktopollowsuserstooccesstheirdesktopandopplicotlonsfromanywhere.
The desktop has three components: Desktop
background' lcons and Taskbar'
DesKop background
background lt is also known as the
The background picture of a desktop is called desktop
the computer as wallpaper'
wallpapei of a computer' You can set any image on
lcons
Thesmallpicturesonthedesktopareca|ledlcons.Theyrepresentprogramsorfolders
on the com PUte r.
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