ict121 week 3 - Introduction to Windows and File Management.pdf

ICT121 Week 3: File Management & Windows Week 3 - File Management and Introduction to Windows August-2013 1 Lecture Outline What is a file? File Names and Extensions Folders/Directories File System Pathnam...

ICT121 Week 3: File Management & Windows Week 3 - File Management and Introduction to Windows August-2013 1 Lecture Outline What is a file? File Names and Extensions Folders/Directories File System Pathnames Booting Desktop Week 3 - File Management and Introduction to Windows August-2013 2 What is a file? Collection of data stored as an entity. Files store related data Week 3 - File Management and Introduction to Windows August-2013 3 File Names & Extensions File name: name part dot extension part e.g. ict121- lecture-2.pptx Extension gives type of contents e.g. –.doc and.docx (Microsoft Word document) –.exe (executable) –.gif –.htm (HTML file) –.ppt and.pptx (PowerPoint) –.xls and.xlsx (Excel) Week 3 - File Management and Introduction to Windows August-2013 4 File Names In Windows