File Management

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 File Management
The operating system provides an
organizational structure for the computers
contents
Hierarchical structure of directories
Drives
Folders
Subfolders
Files

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 File Management

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 Viewing and Sorting
Files and Folders
Flip
3D

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 Viewing and Sorting
Files and Folders
Details view

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 Viewing and Sorting
Files and Folders

Large

Icon
view

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 Viewing and Sorting
Files and Folders
Other views available
Tiles view
List view
Small and Medium Icons view

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 Naming Files
Filename: Name
assigned plus
filename extension
Characters not legal Bioreport.doc
in Windows or
filenames: / \ * ? Bio report.doc
<>|:
Character not legal in
Mac filenames:
:
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 Filename Extensions
E x t e n s io Ty p e o f D o c u m e n t A p p l ic a t i o n
.doc n Word-processing document Microsoft Word 2003

.docx Word-processing document Microsoft Word 2007

.wks Word-processing document Microsoft Works word
processing
.wpd Word-processing document Corel WordPerfect
.xls Spreadsheet Microsoft Excel
.slr Spreadsheet Microsoft Works
spreadsheet
.mdb Database Microsoft Access
.ppt PowerPoint Presentation Microsoft PowerPoint

.pdf Portable Document Format Adobe Acrobat or Adobe

Reader

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 Filename Extensions (cont.)
E x t e n s io Ty p e o f D o c u m e n t A p p l ic a t i o n
.rtf n Text Any program that can read
text documents
.txt Text Any program that can read
text documents
.htm or .html Web page HyperText Markup
Language
.bmp Bitmap image Windows
.zip Compressed file WinZip

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 File Path
File path: Location of the file

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 Working with Files
File management actions:
Open
Copy
Move
Rename
Delete
Recycle Bin

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 Utility Programs
Small programs that perform special
functions:
Manage system resources
Create pleasant environment
Improve efficiency

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 Display Utilities
Change the appearance of:
Desktop
Windows colors
Font sizes
Includes:
Screen savers
Screen resolution
Clear Type

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 Add or Remove Programs
Installation wizard
Uninstall wizard:
Programs cannot simply be deleted

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 File Compression Utilities
Reduce the size of a file
Takes out redundancies
Makes it easier and faster to send files over
the Internet

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 System Maintenance Utilities
Disk cleanup: Cleans unnecessary files

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 System Maintenance Utilities
Disk defragmenter
ScanDisk:
Error-checker
Task Manager

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 System Restore
Restores system settings to specific
date

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 System Backup
Backup
Creates copy of hard drive to another storage
device
Task Scheduler
Runs selected utilities automatically

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 Accessibility Utilities
Ease of Access Center
Centralized location for assistive
technology

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