Exam 8: Managing Your Files

A file ____ includes the three or four characters that follow the dot in the filename and identify the file's type.

Windows stores folders and important files that it needs when you turn on the computer in the ____________________ directory.

You know that the Windows 8 File Explorer gives you a lot of power in managing and organizing your files. You decide to take some time to explore its features. -You have copied a file from one folder to a new folder. You decide to place the file in a third folder, but you find that you cannot paste the file. The most likely reason is that ____.

File Explorer uses backslashes to separate locations in a file path.

Windows 8 automatically saves files after every update or change, so manually saving is no longer necessary.

You can sort files ____.

Every file you save must have a storage location and a(n) filename. _________________________

-In the accompanying figure, Box J points to the Forward button. _________________________

-The folders in the level marked by box ____ in the accompanying figure are designed to contain subfolders for your personal files.

A(n) ____ is an example of a fixed file storage system, permanently housed in a computer.

Describe some of the text's best practices for determining where to save files.

Windows 8 stores compressed files in a special type of folder called a(n) ____.

The hard disk is assigned to drive ____.

When you delete a folder or file from the hard disk, it is permanently deleted immediately, and unrecoverable.

File Explorer displays the contents of your computer by using ____ to represent drives, folders, and files.

MATCHING Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or definition -organizes files by category -- documents, music, pictures, video

____ is/are new to Windows 8.

If you drag a file or folder to a location on a different drive, the file is ____________________, not ____________________.

-Box ____ in the accompanying figure points to an expand button.

To select multiple files that are not listed together, you make use of the Shift key when selecting. _________________________