A vertical toolbar known as the charms (accessed by swiping from the right edge of a touchscreen, or pointing the cursor at hotspots in the right corners of a screen) provides access to system and app-related functions, such as search, sharing, device management, settings, and a Start button. The traditional desktop environment for running desktop applications is accessed via a tile on the Start screen. The Start button on the taskbar from previous versions of Windows has been converted into a hotspot in the lower-left corner of the screen, which displays a large tooltip displaying a thumbnail of the Start screen. Swiping from the left edge of a touchscreen or clicking in the top-left corner of the screen allows one to switch between apps and Desktop. Pointing the cursor in the top-left corner of the screen and moving down reveals a thumbnail list of active apps. Aside from the removal of the Start button and the replacement of the Aero Glass theme with a flatter and solid-colored design, the desktop interface on Windows 8 is similar to that of Windows 7. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is charms? ANS1 A vertical toolbar QSN2 What is the purpose of charms? ANS2 provides access to system and app-related functions, such as search, sharing, device management, settings, and a Start button QSN3 How is an active list of apps accessed? ANS3 Pointing the cursor in the top-left corner of the screen and moving down QSN4 What does swiping from the left edge of the screen do? ANS4 allows one to switch between apps and Desktop QSN5 How is the traditional desktop evironment opened? ANS5 via a tile on the Start screen