TASKBAR (COMPUTING)

It is the name of the bar that is by default at the bottom, top

and outside the desk and that serves to find what is searched for and control
applications in Microsoft Windows and other operating systems.

Position
In Windows, the default position of the taskbar is at the bottom of the
screen, from left to right it contains by default the Start menu, the bar
quick start, the taskbar buttons and the "Notification Area".
Elements
The start menu is a crucial element for working with
Windows, this appears when we click on the Start button, this
contains commands to access programs, documents or
settings. These commands include Programs, Documents, Panel
Control, Search, Help, Execute, log out and shut down the computer.
The Start menu is the main menu of Windows, and it is very important, as it is
the starting point of most operations to be performed with the computer.
It is the gateway to a great number of possibilities that our
computer.
The Quick Launch Bar, introduced withInternet Explorer 4, contains
shortcuts to the applications. Windows creates links by default,
like Internet Explorer, and the user or third-party software can add more
Then. A single click on an icon in the area launches the application. This section does not
is always present: for example, it is absent by default inWindows
XPbut it can be activated.
Windows creates a taskbar button when an application creates one.
window that does not have another main window: for example, a window that
it has no 'parent' and is created according to the guidelines of the interface
Windows user.
Windows XPintroduced the grouping of the taskbar, with which one
You can group several windows under the same button on the taskbar.
This button appears as a menu with all the windows grouped together
click on it. This prevents the taskbar from being overloaded with
buttons of the same type of program or application.
 Windows Vistaintroduced the window previews which showed in
thumbnail a real-time view of the application. This improvement is
provided by the Window Manager.
Windows 7introduced the jumplists. Jumplists are menus that provide
shortcuts to recently opened documents, or different
options to interact with a specific program. They are shown
when the user right-clicks on the icon in the taskbar, or
when you drag the icon upwards with the left mouse button.
The last part of the bar is called the notification area or system tray.
system. It contains status notifications, although some programs,
(howWinamp,they use it to minimize the windows. Thewatchappears here
by default, and applications can place icons to alert about something to
user. For example, an application can place a printer icon in
the status area to indicate that a print job is in progress,
a display driver can provide quick access to various resolutions.
You can add other toolbars to the taskbar, and this can be
put it also above or to the sides.
Customization
The Windows taskbar can be modified by users in various ways.
forms. The taskbar position can be changed to place it in
On either side of the primary screen, the taskbar is restricted.
to a single screen, despite other manufacturers developing utilities
howUltraMon,which allows covering multiple screens.
When the taskbar is displayed vertically in versions prior to Windows
In Vista, the Start button only shows the text 'Start' or the translated equivalent if the
the width of the taskbar is wide enough to show all the text.
However, the edge of the taskbar (in any position) can be
drag to control its height (width if in vertical); this is
especially useful for the vertical taskbar and that can show the title of
the window next to its icon.
Users can resize the height (or width in vertical form) up to the
half of the screen area. To avoid resizing or repositioning
from the taskbar, Windows XP and later versions, lock the bar
default tasks. When unlocked, some 'points' are displayed next to
the elements that can be moved, which allow to resize and move the
icons or components of the taskbar. The taskbar has the option to
automatically hide, until the mouse pointer moves to where
is positioned.
Windows is not the only operating system with a taskbar: there are similar bars.
in many desktop environments [Link] Dock ofMac OS Xit is also a
taskbar.

WHAT IS THE WINDOWS DESKTOP

The Windows desktop is the screenprincipalwhat can weto observea

Once the system is initialized, the screen contains the icons of many
of the programs we use most frequently. It is characterized
also for showing a wallpaper that can be chosen by theusery
about which the aforementioned icons are shown. This vision also incorporates a
taskbar, which is usually located at the bottom area, but can
move to the sides or also to the upper area. The desk of
Windows can be understood as the element through which the user works.
more frequently, that is to say, where it has access to different
features of the operating system.
The icons displayed on the Windows desktop refer to different
programs, folders, and files that can be accessed by double
I click with the mouse pointer. It is also possible to have a reference of the
characteristics of them. These icons can be deleted, as well as it is
possible to establish some new ones. As a starting point, the operating system
usually to settle down with some of these icons of form
default, icons that can later be changed or deleted based on the
user needs.
Another important point is the taskbar that we can generally see in
the lower area. It shows us some very used programs and others
that we have recently opened. To the right we usually have the hour and thedatein
the one we find ourselves in. To the left of the bar we will find themenu of
start, a tab that when pressed will show us different action possibilities and
of exploration concerning the system. Thus, we will have an extensive list of
the installed programs, we will be able to see the drives ofdisco, the units
optics, the different devices registered by the operating system, etc.
These elements can be considered quite widespread in the various
versions of Windows that were released on the market. However, each of the
it has its own characteristics, being able to evidence the addition or
removal of a specific detail. In this sense, the opinion of the users
usually isdeterminantfor the change of these characteristics in versions of
future. Indeed, it would not be the first time that the company changed some of the
elements used in a bad situationreturnof the market; the elements
however, they often remain relevant and sustained over the
time.

THE WALLPAPER
it is on personal computers, tablets, and communication devices, the image
that is used in the background of a graphical user interface on a screen of
computer and a mobile device.
Customization
In Windows 95, 98, Me, and XP: To change the Desktop background in
For Windows 95, 98, Me, and XP, you should right-click the mouse.
on the desktop, go to properties, click on the desktop tab, followed by
 Choose the background you want and click Apply to see a preview.
Accept to confirm the changes.
In Windows Vista and Windows 7: The procedure requires you to click with the
right mouse button on the desktop, click on personalize, choose the
desktop backgrounds tab, in Image location select
Examine to choose the group of images to use as a background, which
allows changing the images within a certain period, finally it is given
click on 'Save changes'.
On Mac OS X: In the Desktop preferences panel, you can choose the image
that is displayed on the desktop. The Mac includes dozens of backgrounds
desktop that you can choose, but you can also use your own images
or choose a solid color.
In Windows 8, 8.1 and 10: To change the wallpaper you must click
Right-click on the desktop, then click on personalize, then click on background.
Once at the background, we have the option to choose an image or a solid color.
or a presentation for our wallpaper. In the image option
allows us to choose an image saved on our computer, to choose
this image must be clicked on browse and it will open our explorer
files, there we must choose the destination path of our image. For
example: This team > Pictures > Folder of Armando Hdez >
Landscape_Image. Once the image is chosen, we click on choose image and to
By finishing these steps we will have our selected fund.
Resolution
They generally adjust to the available screen resolution: 800×600,
1024×768, 1280×1024 pixels or adjust the image to the screen resolution that
have the computer or mobile device. There are several colors and designs for the
computer and the cell phone.
 WHAT IS THE COMPUTER LIBRARY
Incomputer sciencea library is a collection or set ofsubprogramsused
to develop software. In general, libraries are notexecutables,but yes
they can be used by executables that need them to function
correctly.

Most of theoperating systems they provide libraries that implement the

majority of the system services. These libraries contain conveniences that
Modern applications expect an operating system to provide.

In Spanish, library is also often referred to as 'librería', a poor translation.

the library (which is actually a library).

Types of libraries

Basically, there are two types of libraries:

Static library (static linking).
Shared library (dynamic link).

START BUTTON
In order to understand the meaning of the term home button, it is necessary to discover
what the etymological origin of the words that shape it is:
-Button, first of all, comes from French. Specifically, it derives from the word
button that can to translate oneself
how gem of a flower.
Firstly, we must state that this is a term that
derives from Latin. Exactly from 'initium', which can be translated as 'beginning'. One
that word which, in turn, has its origin in the Latin verb 'inire', which is
equivalent to 'begin'.
Various elements are known asbutton. In this
if we are interested in referring to the objects that, when they are
pressed or pushed, allow to turn off, turn on
or modify the operation of a machine or a
[Link], for its part, it is the principle, the root or
the origin of something.

The idea of the start button is used to refer to

the tool that allows to put into operation a
mechanism to begin the development of awork. For example: "The manual
indicates that to start playing a movie, you need to press the
start button", "The coffee maker's start button is not working: I am going to have
que llevarla al servicio técnico”,“No encuentro el botón de inicio de esta máquina”.
Generally, the expression home button specifically refers to an element
of the operating systemWindowsthat enables the execution of different tasks. This
the button is located on the computer desktop, to the left of the
taskbar. Through the start button, it is possible to open a document, search
a file, run a program or access system settings, to name a few
some possibilities.
The features and aesthetics of the home button have been changing with the
differentversionsIn Windows 8, even the button was removed.
although later he rejoined due to user complaints.
By clicking the start button, a menu with multiple options unfolds.
The user can modify the shortcuts included in this menu.
adding or removingprogramsand adding options.
In the Windows 10 version, when the user proceeds to click on the button
start access a the following elements:
The applications what more uses in the manner frequent.
The file explorer, which will allow you to access the entire set of
folders and documents that you have on your computer.
 1. WHAT IS MICROSOFT WORD?
Microsoft Word is a computer software word processor, one of the most
used when working with digital documents today.
How did Word come about? Word is a word processing [Link] was born from the
IBM's hand around the year 1981.
The Word is aprogramthat is practically present in all teams of
the people who havecomputerat your disposal being this a processor
quite simple. This program belongs to the Office Suite (as well as
theMicrosoft Excelfor the management of spreadsheets) of all computers
that have Microsoft Windows installed as the operating system.
It may be useful for you:PowerPoint.

2. Features and characteristics of Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word allows theuserwriting texts, monographs, articles about a

orderly manner, among others. You can choose the font format (according to the style
of what I want to do) highlighting in **bold** and/or *italic* and in a certain size
through visible commands or icons. It also allows the size to be configured
of the sheet and its layout, whether vertical or horizontal.
It is worth highlighting that Word is not just a simple word processor, as it enables the
user to insert images that enhance what is being written or that
create explanatory pie charts to demonstrate statistics through the
graphical representation of percentages (%), for example.
Likewise, Microsoft Word is not only useful for its variety of formats and
applications but it proves essential as a tool the spell checker
spelling because it allows the user to see if they made a typing error or a
grammar and syntax, as it highlights in red or blue words in case of the
the program detected possible spelling and/or grammatical errors. Likewise, there is no
to trust one hundred percent since it has a margin of error.
In addition, Microsoft Word can interact with other programs in the Suite.
Office, as in the case of Excel, enabling graphs to be pasted anddatawhat
come fromspreadsheetsin a simple way.
3. How do you access Word on the computer?
To open Word, you need to double-click on the shortcut icon.
corresponding. This icon can be found in the Start Menu - Microsoft Office,
and generally also on the Desktop.
In conclusion, Microsoft Word is a program that completely facilitated the
writing work. The emergence of computers enabled that one
develop applicationsword processorslike Word and consequently it
automated and improved in a certain way the arduous task of writing
manuscripts careful to avoid spelling errors and allowing for revisions
necessary those that have been written, to edit and reformulate it prior to the stage
of printing.
 MICROSOFT
is a company technologicalmultinationalwith headquarters
inRedmondWashingtonU.S.

Develops, manufactures, licenses, and provides software support for computers

personal, servers, electronic devices, and services. Their most
known are the operating systemMicrosoft Windowsthe office suiteMicrosoft
Officeand web browsers,Internet Explorer [Link]
flagship products are the consoles ofvideo gamesXboxand the line of
tabletsMicrosoft [Link] the year 2016, it is the software company most
largest in the world, if we take into account its incomes6and, moreover, one of the most
valuable resources of the world marketial.7

It was founded byPaul AllenyBill GatesApril 4, 1975 to develop and

to marketBASIC interpretersfor theAltair 8800a microcomputer designed
in 1974 and based on the processorIntel [Link] the mid-1980s, it came to dominate
the market for operating systems for personal computers withMS-
TWO,success that continued withMicrosoft [Link] initial public offering of
The actions of 1986 and the subsequent rise in the stock price created 3 billionaires.
and an estimated 12,000 millionaires among Microsoft employees. Since the
The 1990s has increasingly diversified from the systems market.
operational and has made a series of corporate acquisitions, the most
big the purchase ofLinkedInfor 26.2 billion dollars in December
2016,8followed by the purchase of Skype Technologies for 8.5 billion dollars
in May 2011.9
Microsoft is a dominant player in the operating systems market for
theIBM Compatible computersand the market of theoffice suites,although it has
lost most of the operating systems market due to the arrival
ofAndroidin 2008.10The company also produces a wide range of other
software products for desktop computers and servers, including
internet searches (with Bing), the market for digital services (through
MSN), mixed reality(HoloLens)cloud computing(Azure)and development of
software (Visual Studio).11
Steve Ballmer he replaced as CEOBill Gates in 2008, and developed a
strategy focused on devices and services. This began with the
acquisition of Danger Inc. in 2008,12entering the production market of
personal computers for the first time in June 2012 with the launch of
the line of Microsoft Surface tablets; and the formation later ofMicrosoft
Mobilethrough the acquisition of the devices and services division ofNokia.
SinceSatya Nadellabecame CEO in 2014, the company has reduced
its emphasis on hardware and has focused on thecloud computingand in
theartificial intelligencea movement that has caused the actions of the
company reaches its highest value since December 1999.1314
In 2018, Microsoft surpassed Apple Inc. as the most valuable and traded company.
stock market in the world after being dethroned by the tech giant in
201015and in April 2019 Microsoft became the third public company of
the United States valuing more than $1 trillion dollars after Apple
y Amazonrespectively, reaching a market capitalization of trillions of
dollars in 2018.16

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COURSE: Computing

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DELIVERY DATE
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