My iphoto is missing - Help!

Up until a few days ago, I used iphoto with no problems. When I tried to open iphoto tonight, it would not open. I noticed that a question mark (?) appeared on top of the icon. I also noticed a new icon on the desktop call "Preview". I have never seen this icon before. When i tried to move the iphoto icon it dissappeared off the desktop, but "Preview" remain. I went to Applications and iphoto is missing from the list of application icons.
What do I do?

Hi Terrence,
You said, "That question mark means that your iPhoto got moved and the dock can't find it." How does that happen?
Yes, I am new to macs so I get nervous when weird things happen - like files disappearing.
No I haven't explored the tutorials yet, thanks for providing the link. I'll check it out - I'm just impatient.
Well, I am off to attempt the re-install of iphoto. Wish me luck!

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