Files and Folders What’s the difference?. What are files ? Collections of digital information created on or for computers click the mouse or press the

Files and Folders

What’s the difference?

What are files ?

Collections of digital information created on

or for computers

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Below you can see an example display of files

within a folder


What are folders ?

used to organize andstore files created on or

for computers


The display below showsan example of

folders on a computer


Some common file types are:


Microsoft Office ApplicationsFile sizes don’t often exceed a few

megabytes except for large documents or presentations that include pictures and

databases using complex queries and formulae


Picture or Image filestheir file size depends on the

resolution of the image, which can range from a few hundred kilobytes to

several megabytes


Music and Video file sizes can vary, depending on which program has been used to create them.

Generally a Music file in .mp3 format can be about 3 – 5 megabytes while a video file can range from several megabytes for a short video clip to more

than 4 Gigabytes for a full length feature film


Where can we store our files ?

Hard Drive – Flash DriveCD – DVD – Tape


Backing Up Data

Creating a back up is an essentialjob of saving and storing data on

an external storage device, outsideof your computer hard disk,

to safeguard against viruses,computer crashes etc..


How do I create a back up?

The easiest way to back up data is to copy the files you want to back up

and save them to a removable storage device such as a CD/DVD,

USB Flash drive or Tape.


Documents

Files and Folders What’s the difference?. What are files ? Collections of digital information created on or for computers click the mouse or press the