How to delete programs.

im new to the mac computers and just got a new Imac 21.5 inch. on my windows computer i just went to control panel. on the mac do you go to finder and just drag what you want deleted into the trash bin? i want to know how to completely get rid of a program?

Yes, you drag them to the trash.
This does leave behind small preference files and various little bits other places.
To get rid of these you can use an app such as appcleaner.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25276
It finds the program, little bits, preferences, etc. and deletes them.

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Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Most applications create preference files which are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can located them in the above location and delete them, too.
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Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
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Hi and thanks for reply.
Im unsure to how i should do this to not make any damage like Linc Davis talking about.
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