Objectives: Learn what files & folders are & how to use them Learn common file types, file type extensions, & programs that use them Learn proper organization of data using files & folders
A file is a collection of data that is stored together CREATE RENAME NAME SAVE DELETE Things people do with/to files:
Files have two main parts: NAME TYPE &
TV: Comedy Drama Cartoon Sports Game shows Reality Files: Text files Graphic files Program files Music files files Video files
File TYPES are labeled by EXTENSIONS EXTENSION = 3-letter abbreviation for file type MS Word .doc .docx = MS Word 07 & up MS PowerPoint Presentation .ppt .pptx = MS PowerPoint 07 & up MS Excel .xls .xlsx = MS Excel 07 & up Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf
Audio/music .midi .wav .mp3 .wma (Windows Media Audio) Images .gif .bmp .jpg Video .mpg .mov .avi .wmv (Windows Media Video)
Examples House of Payne = HouseofPayne.comedy (30 minutes) Law & Order = LawandOrder.drama (1 Hour) Computer files Mypresentation.ppt PowerPoint Internetsafety.doc MS Word
Find your TV show on certain channels Find your files in specific locations on your computer FOLDERS Use the “GUIDE” or “SEARCH” feature Examples House of Payne = TBS\HouseofPayne.comedy (30 minutes) Law & Order = NBC\LawandOrder.drama (1 Hour) "\\mmsprimary\software\teachers\kmalone\My Pictures\hawk1.gif"
My Documents Pictures animalsfood PowerPoints Computer Project Essays Edgar Allan Poe Plant Cells Folders = Directories KEEP FILES ORGANIZED BY GROUPING THEM TOGETHER!!!
My Documents EnglishScienceHistory EssaysPowerPoint Roman Empire Project NotesResearch
File size is measured in bytes, kilobytes (KB), and/or megabytes (MB) Need to know file size for various purposes Websites & providers usually have a limit on file sizes that can be uploaded or sent MAXIMUM upload of 20 MB to Moodle ** Find your “History of Computers Project” in your “My Docs” folder How many MB is your file?
Sometimes, computer will automatically choose the location where a file is saved PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU SAVE YOUR FILES!!! Best way to keep up with a file is to KNOW where it is (know its address) Never delete, move or rename a file unless you are absolutely sure of what you are doing! When in doubt, ask a parent/teacher/expert
Source of some of the info presented: learning/learning-resources/comp-les7.html Worksheets from the website: Organizing Files Worksheet File Address Worksheet Worksheet Answer Keys Worksheet Answer Keys (answer keys to all worksheets from all lessons in “Computer Hardware”)