Start and Close a Program Of Computer

A program accomplishes tasks on a computer. You can start any program by using the Start button.
Complete these steps to start the Web browser program called Internet Explorer:

1.Click the Start button (•) at the left of the Windows taskbar on the bottom of the screen to display the Start menu.
2.Click All Programs on the Start menu to display the All Programs.
3.Click the program name, Internet Explorer, in the All Programs list
to open the Internet Explorer browser window (Figure).
An item in the All Programs list might have an open folder icon next to it. When this occurs, click the item and another list will appear. Click the program name in this list to start the program. Some pro¬gram names might appear on the Start menu itself. If so, click any of these names to start the corresponding program.
Below the line on the left side of the Start menu, Windows displays the names of the programs recently opened on the computer. You can start any of these programs by clicking the name of the program.
To close a program, click the Close button (0) in the upper-right comer of the window. If you have created but not saved a document, Windows will ask if you want to save the document. If you do not want to save it, click the No button in the displayed dialog box.
Exercise
1.Using the Start button, start the program named WordPad found in the Accessories list in the All Programs list.WordPad is a word processing program. Type the following: To start a program,   click the program name
in the All Programs  list and then type your name. Click the Print button on the toolbar. Submit the printout to your instructor.
2.Close the WordPad program. If you are asked if you want to save changes to the document, click the No button. Start the WordPad program again, type some new text, and then close the WordPad program. When the dialog box is displayed, dick the Cancel button. What happened? Now, close the WordPad window without saving the document. Submit your answer to your instructor.
3.Using the Start button, start the e-mail program on the computer. What is the name of the e-mail program? In the program window, what menu names are displayed on the menu bar at the top of the window? Close the e-mail program. Submit your answers to your instructor.