File Management

File Management

1. What is a file extension?

   • The letters at the end of a filename which tell you which software application will open the file.

2. Common file extensions

   • jpg, gif, png = image files
   • docx = Word
   • pptx=Powerpoint
   • xlsx=Excel

3. Why should you organise files into folders?

   • To make it easier to find files

4. Shortcut keys

   • Copy: Ctrl+C
   • Paste: Ctrl+V
   • Save: Ctrl+S
   • Undo: Ctrl Z

5. How a pathname is structured

   • C:\Year 7\Computing\USCSER\

6. Methods used to copy files from one drive to another

   • Drag and drop
   • Copy and paste

7. What the search facility on File explorer allows you to do

   • To search for files by name: file type and date created