A window is an area on the screen that contains a view or dialog. It has characteristics like a name, size, location and components. There are different types of windows like primary, secondary and dialog boxes. Windows can be organized and presented in different styles like tiled, overlapping or cascading. Users can perform operations on windows like opening, closing, moving, resizing and changing their state. The type of window and organization used depends on the task and intended users.

7. Components Primary Secondary Dialog Box Frame/Border X X X Title bar text X X X Title bar icon X Title bar buttons X X X Close X X X Minimize/Maxi-mize/Restore X “ What’s this?” X X Menu bar X Status bar X Scroll bar X Size grip X