A Direct Access is a folder or file through which you can enter quickly or "Directly" to a program, file or a web page. We created it because we want to quickly access any of these tools, for this reason they are generally on the desktop of a computer (computer), although in general a Direct Access can also be moved to the taskbar or any folder in which it is desired have it, but it will always take us to the same URL.
The Direct Accesses redirect us to the true application that we want to open, since they have the information of the location of said application, they are characterized by being represented by the icon of either the file, program or web page and a curved arrow in the inferred part (It is what tells us that it is a Direct Access). If you are working under the Windows environment, this file has the extension “.Ink”, in Linux operating systems the “.desktop” files are created and in Apple Macintosh the Shortcuts are given the name of “aliases”.
In the event that the resource (file or program) is deleted, the Direct Access will try to search for it, not finding it will show an "error" message and a small window that invites us to search the hard drive for the file to which at the time the shortcut belonged. As time has passed, new technologies with personal operating systems have appeared to make life easier, Smartphones, also use this idea of shortcuts by presenting us with the possibility of easily having icons on the desktop of our phone. applications that we most want, highlighting them off the list in a convenient place to access. The direct accesses have become so diverse nowadays that they have even come to occupy a physical space in our homes or offices, we refer to the tags ofNFC, so that just by bringing our devices closer to these accessories, we can obtain a function of it just by touching it, without manipulating a route on the computer screen.
