The average person who uses their computer never knows that they have tons of processes running at one time. If you click control, alt, delete and select the task manager, you will instantly be able to see the applications that you have running. Most people only have a handful of applications running at any one point in time. An application is described as a program that you are running and using. An internet browser, for instance, is an application, as is an email client such as Thunderbird o