EXPLORING THE COMPUTING LANDSCAPE
IDENTIFY DIFFERENT AREAS AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE VAST FIELD OF COMPUTING.
5. COMPONENTS OF A WINDOWS DESKTOP
The basic components of the windows desktop are:
4. ICON
5. TASKS BAR
6. BACKGROUND
ICON
An Icon in windows is a small picture or object that represents a file, program, web page or command prompt. Mostly the Icon are related to the function of the item that it represents
TASK BAR
A taskbar is a virtual device on the desktop that typically shows the user which applications (tasks) are currently active and running it is usually found at the bottom of the desktop, but it depends user‘s modification.
BACKGROUND
A background is also called DESKTOP. It is the area where Icons and windows are displayed.
WORD PROCESSING: can be define as the process of using software to create, edit, view, store, retrieve, format and print textual documents such as letter head papers, memo and other documents.
A WORD PROCESSOR is software that is used for word processing. Examples of word processors (word processing packages)
(1) Microsoft word (2) WordStar (3) Word perfect (4) word pro (5) Corel word perfect
(6) Lotus note (7) perfect writer (8) MultiMate advantage (9) professional writer
ADVANTAGES OF WORD PROCESSOR
I. Word processing software produce error-free document II. It avoids retyping of documents
III. It permits in printing multiple copies of the document once the document is created
IV. It permits in checking spelling and grammar automatically
V. It helps in choosing the most appropriate word in a context
VI. Facility to generate beautifully formatted documents
VII. It supports mail merging
VIII. It has additional facilities such as inserting of objects from other files and linking of documents through hypertext
THE USES OF WORD PROCESSOR
Word processor can be used to do the following:
✔ To create books
✔ Articles
✔ Newsletter
✔ Resumes
✔ Notes
✔ Assignments
✔ Birthday cards
✔ Invitation cards
✔ Lectures scripts
✔ Letterhead samples
✔ Bills
✔ Cash memo
✔ Joining letters
✔ Receipt
✔ To create calendar
✔ Report
✔ Brochure
✔ Application form
✔ eBook
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