Exam 4: File Basics

A Microsoft Excel file has the extension ____.

In the Properties window, which tab displays the space remaining on the computer's hard disk?

When you double-click a file name, Windows opens a(n) ____ that you can use to view and modify the file contents.

Some file properties can be user-modified with customized ____________________ that describe and categorize files.

Graphics files have extensions such as .bmp, . p n g , .tif, and ____.

After ____________________ your disk, your computer should retrieve and store your files more quickly.

Files can be opened from all of the following except a(n) ____.

The link between a file type and its default program is called a(n) file association .

The type of file created by an application is sometimes referred to as the application's native file format .

The first time you save a file, you are required to give the file a(n) ____ and specify a storage location.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-1 Savannah is learning about different types of storage devices. She has many files on her computer. Savannah has some very important files she wants to keep safe for a very long time. She decides to store these files on a(n) ____, the storage media that currently has the longest life expectancy.

File properties describe file characteristics such as name, type, location, and size.

The link between a file type and its default program is called a(n) ____.

Windows file naming is not case sensitive.

Case-Based Critical Thinking Questions Case 4-1 Savannah is learning about different types of storage devices. She has many files on her computer. Savannah wants to back up her files on some type of storage technology. Her files are important so she wants to use a storage medium similar to her internal hard disk. Savannah should use ____.

Often the ____________________ program is the program that was used to create a file.

The most common way to create files is by using Windows desktop.

File ____ are typically three or four characters long.

A hard disk is divided into concentric circles called tracks.

A(n) ____ program is the one that Windows uses when you open a particular file type.