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Do you know?
Windows 10 is primarily a desktop OS with support for tablets and hybrids via its Unified Windows
Platform (UWP). Windows 10 Mobile has been discontinued, and Microsoft now focuses on app
compatibility with iOS and Android.
SESSION 2 Performing Basic File Operations
File System is referred as the basic structure and concise format to arrange the set of information with their
names. All information is stored and recognised on the computer in different types of file format. There
are file formats for sound files, video files, text files, graphic files, etc. Each of these have a different icon
and significant meaning. All files are identified by their extension in addition to their name. The extension
is assigned by the program itself, in which files are created. Some common files are identified by their
extension as:
File (Type) Extension File (Type) Extension
Open Document Text .odt Open Document Presentation .odp
Open Document Database .odb Notepad .txt
Open Document Spreadsheet .ods HTML Document .html or .htm
Music .mp3, .wav, etc. XML Document .xml
Picture or Image .png, jpg, etc. Portable Document Format .pdf
FILE MANAGEMENT
A computer system can keep important data or
information in files. Every file has an extension. For Hard Drive
example: extension of notepad file is .txt, paint is .bmp,
etc. Files can be named, stored and retrieved. It also Computer
facilitates grouping of files in the form of directories or
folders for their access and protection. The arrangement Software
of these files in the form of folders is known as ‘File
Application
Management’. System
File and Folder
A file in computing is a container that holds specific types Hardware
of data or information. These can include text documents,
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spreadsheets, images, music, or videos, each represented
Processor
by a unique icon visually identifying its content. For
example:
Text Documents: Like essays or reports, saved as .txt or .docx.
Spreadsheets: Organise data into tables with formulas, saved as .xlsx.
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