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Do you know?      Images: Digital photos or graphics, saved as .jpg or .png.
                   Music: Audio tracks, saved as .mp3 or .wav.
 Windows 10 is primarily a desktop OS with support for tablets and hybrids via its Unified Windows     Videos: Moving images with sound, saved as .mp4 or .avi.
 Platform (UWP).  Windows 10 Mobile has been discontinued, and Microsoft now focuses on app
 compatibility with iOS and Android.
                 Folders are organisational tools used to arrange and manage files on a computer’s storage system. They
                 serve as virtual containers, enabling users to categorise and store related files in a structured manner. By
                 creating folders, users can maintain orderliness in their digital workspace, keeping different types of files
 SESSION  2  Performing Basic File Operations  organised and easily accessible.
                 Folders are like digital containers used to organise files:
 File System is referred as the basic structure and concise format to arrange the set of information with their
                   They help keep different types of files together.
 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     For example, a “Documents” folder can have subfolders for school subjects.
 and significant meaning. All files are identified by their extension in addition to their name. The extension     A “Photos” folder organises pictures from events or trips.
 is assigned by the program itself, in which files are created. Some common files are identified by their
                   Folders make it easy to find and manage files on a computer.
 extension as:
                 Creating a New Folder
 File (Type)  Extension  File (Type)  Extension
                 To create a new folder, follow these steps:
 Open Document Text  .odt  Open Document Presentation .odp  Step 1:  Navigate the location (drive or folder) in which you want to create a new folder. In our case, we have
                        navigated to the Data folder.
 Open Document Database  .odb  Notepad  .txt
                 Step 2: Right-click on an empty area in the Data folder.
 Open Document Spreadsheet  .ods  HTML Document  .html or .htm
                 Step 3: Select the New option from the context menu.
 Music  .mp3, .wav, etc.  XML Document  .xml  Step 4: Select the Folder option from the submenu.

 Picture or Image  .png, jpg, etc.  Portable Document Format  .pdf


 FILE MANAGEMENT
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 A computer  system can keep  important  data  or
 information  in  files.  Every  file  has  an  extension.  For   Hard Drive  2
 example: extension of notepad file is .txt, paint is .bmp,                                            4
 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   3
 Application
 Management’.  System

 File and Folder  A desired folder will be created with the default name that is, New 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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