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Chapter 3: The Software
System Structure
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The Task Manager
The task manager is a dialog box that is created on startup but is only displayed
when the user requests it (by pressing Blue + 0, then T, or by pressing Alt + Esc, or
by selecting Start Menu, Task Manager). When it is displayed, it lists the currently
running applications. It allows the user to start a new application, close a running
application, or bring a running application to the foreground.
When attempting to close an application, the task manager sends it a close message.
If the application does not close, the task manager checks to make sure they can
close this application and ask the user if they really want to kill it. If the user
answers yes, the task manager kills the application’s process.
3.3.2.3 The User Interface
The desktop contains icons for shortcuts to the most commonly access files and
folders. At the bottom of the desktop is the taskbar. On the right side of the taskbar is
the system tray. The system tray window does not have an outline but is only as tall
as the taskbar and as wide as the icons it is displaying. The taskbar and the system
tray can be configured to display on any edge of the screen.