The difference between an icon and active application is that an icon is a small image seen on a computer screen and it represents a program but is not running. An active application is one that is running in the foreground of a computer.
An icon is the graphical representation of an application software. While, A folder is the composition of documents for the purpose of data storage.
Double clicking the application's icon will launch an application. If the application is shown in the Dock then only a single click on its icon is required.
Change the icon in the application's resource file, then recompile.
When you remove an icon from the desktop on a Mac, you do not put the application in the trash only the desktop icon.
An icon
an icon is an item of a toolbar however a toolbar has various icons to select form :) xoxo hope this helps :p
Hold down on the icon of the application that you do not want, and an X will appear on the corner of the icon. Click this X and you can delete the application off of your iPad.
Minimise the application window and click on the icon for the new application.
An icon is the picture that decorates a shortcut. The shortcut is a path to a file.
Applications can be added to a Mac's Applications folder by either dragging the application's icon into the Applications folder or double clicking and running an installer script which will copy the application into the Applications folder. Once installed double clicking the application's icon will launch the application and its icon will appear in the Dock. If it is an application that will be used frequently click and hold on the icon in the Dock and select Options, from the menu that will pop up, and then select Keep In Dock. The application can then be quickly launched from the Dock as required.
After you have downloaded Google Earth to your computer, you simply click on the icon to open the application. For a Mac, you download the application, then drag the icon to your desktop and click on it to open the application.