In OS X, the “home base” program—the one that shows you the icons of all your folders and files, the equivalent of Windows Explorer (File Explorer) on the PC—is called the Finder. This is where you manage your folders and files, throw things away, manipulate disks, and so on. (You will also hear it called the desktop, since the items you find there mirror the files and folders you might find on a real-life desktop.)
Getting used to the term “Finder” is worthwhile, though, because it comes up so often. For example, the first icon on your Dock is labeled “Finder,” and clicking it always takes you back to your desktop.
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