SHORTCUT

  SHORTCUT:

        As the name suggests, a shortcut is a shorter way to something in a PC .In the Windows operating system it is called a 'Shortcut', while in Macintosh it is called 'Alias'. The most common example of shortcut is the start menu. All the icons that you see in your start menu are shortcuts to applications. For example, if it weren't for shortcuts, you'd have to find and execute 'C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe'. The shortcut saves you this trouble .Some shortcuts are installed by default with the Windows operating system, while others can be created by the user. To create a shortcut on the Windows Desktop, right click on the desktop and point to New > Shortcut. Click the Browse button to locate the path of the application, or type in the path manually. Click next and give a suitable name to the shortcut and click Finish to create the shortcut. In computing, a file shortcut is a handle in a user interface that allows the user to find a file or resource located in a different directory or folder from the place where the shortcut is located. Similarly, an Internet shortcut allows the user to open a page, file or resource located at a remote Internet location or Web site.Shortcuts are typically implemented as a small file containing a target URI or GUID to an object, or the name of a target program file that the shortcut represents. The shortcut might additionally specify parameters to be passed to the target program when it is run. Each shortcut can have its own icon. Shortcuts are very commonly placed on a desktop, in an application launcher panel such as the Microsoft Windows Start menu, or in the main menu of a desktop environment. The functional equivalent in the Macintosh operating system is called an alias, and a symbolic link  in UNIX-like systems.