Question

Explain the shortcuts and icons? Differentiate between them?

Answer 1

In both Windows and Mac, right clicking and selecting Create Shortcut or Make Alias accomplishes the same thing. See Win Shortcuts. Shortcut icons have a northeast-pointing arrow at their bottom left side. Note the difference between the icons on the actual items on the left and the shortcuts that point to them.

Answer 2

Shortcut are performed to do a work faster.

Icons are the small pictures that represent a file or folder, program, etc.