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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
Things people do with/to files:
DELETE
 Files
have two main parts:
NAME
&
TYPE
 TV:
Comedy
 Drama
 Cartoon
 Sports
 Game shows
 Reality

 Files:
Text files
 Graphic files
 Program files
 Music files
 E-mail files
 Video files

 File

EXTENSION = 3-letter abbreviation for file type
 MS




PowerPoint Presentation
.ppt
.pptx = MS PowerPoint 07 & up
 MS

Word
.doc
.docx = MS Word 07 & up
 MS

TYPES are labeled by EXTENSIONS
Excel
.xls
.xlsx = MS Excel 07 & up
 Adobe

.pdf
Acrobat Reader
 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

Mypresentation.ppt


files
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"
Folders
= Directories
KEEP FILES ORGANIZED BY
GROUPING THEM TOGETHER!!!
My Documents
Pictures
animals
food
PowerPoints
Computer
Project
Essays
Edgar
Allan
Poe
Plant
Cells
My Documents
English
Essays
Research
Science
PowerPoint
History
Roman
Empire
Project
Notes
 File
size is measured in bytes, kilobytes (KB),
and/or megabytes (MB)
 Need to know file size for various purposes


Websites & e-mail 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:
http://parenting.kaboose.com/education-andlearning/learning-resources/comp-les7.html
Worksheets from the website:
Organizing Files Worksheet
File Address Worksheet
Worksheet Answer Keys (answer keys to all
worksheets from all lessons in “Computer
Hardware”)