Exam 7: Working With Files

Once you have located a file or folder, it's easy to ____ it so that its name better describes its contents.

____ View displays the name of each file along with a small icon that indicates its type.

As you create documents, graphs, and pictures, your computer holds the data ____.

-Referring to the figure above, The navigation pane displays ____.

A device letter, folder, file name, and extension specify a file's location.This specification is sometimes referred to as a(n) ____________________.

-Referring to the figure above, the toolbar includes buttons for the most commonly used ____ management tasks.

Before a hard disk, CD, or DVD can be used to store data, it is formatted in a process that divides the disk surface into circular tracks._________________________

The quickest way to open Windows Explorer is to click the Start button and then click ____.

File ____________________ (sometimes referred to as "mirroring") ensures that files in two or more locations contain the same data.

The formatting process also looks for defective areas of the disk, called "____," and cordons them off so data cannot be stored there.

A(n) ____________________ (sometimes called a "directory") groups files to keep them organized.

All the documents, pictures, and music you create with your computer are stored as folders.

To copy a series of contiguous files, click the first file, and then hold down the ____ key as you press the last file.

Windows file names are case sensitive.

Folders can hold other folders called ____.

____ View displays a large icon for each file, plus the file's name, type, and size.

A(n) ____ file is a program module containing instructions that tells your computer how to perform specific tasks.

When you copy a file, Windows places a duplicate of the file on the Windows ____________________ -a temporary holding area in your computer's memory.

The ____ is a holding area for the files you've deleted from your PC's hard disk.

A(n) ____ point is a snapshot of your computer settings, essentially a backup of the Windows Registry.