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We can right-click on the empty area of the Taskbar to display those options. We can select Show     XLSX: An XLSX file is used to store spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel. This file format stores
 windows side by side option to display all the windows on the screen simultaneously.  tables in the form of rows and columns, as well as images, charts, pictures, formulas, and

                    more. The extension of an Excel file is .xlsx.
                    PPTX: It is used to store presentations and is used in Microsoft PowerPoint. It saves the data
                    in the form of slides. The extension of the presentation file is .pptx.
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                        Data on a computer can be arranged in the form of files or folders.

                        File Explorer helps us to organise and manage files and folders.
                        When we copy a file or folder, the original file or folder remains at the original location
                       and a duplicate of it is created to a new location.
                        When we move a file or folder from one drive to another, the original file or folder will
                       be removed from the original location and moved to a new location.

                        Sorting means arranging the files and folders on the computer.
                        A wildcard is a special character that is used to represent one or more characters.
                        We can use multiple applications simultaneously in Windows.
 Working with multiple applications    File extensions help an operating system recognise the different types of files.


 If you could organise your computer files like a fantasy kingdom, with each
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 folder representing a different realm or kingdom. How would you design the                 Section A (Objective)
 folders to reflect the magical world of your imagination?
                 A.  Tick ( ) the correct option.
  DIFFERENT FILE FORMATS     1.  The file format of the Word file is ............................... .

 You must have observed that whatever we do on a computer is saved as a file. But every file stores     a. .DOCS       c. .DOCA

 a different type of data, like a Word file stores text, a video file contains multimedia, an audio file
                       b. .DOCX                                       d. .DOCE
 contains audio and a picture file stores pictures. So, how does a computer differentiate between
 different types of files? The file type is also called the file format. So, all these files contain different   2.  ............................... is used to replace only a single character while searching.
 types of data and are saved in a specific format. The file format can be determined by the file      a. *         c. ?
 extension. A file extension is a group of three or more characters used to identify the type of a file. It      b. #         d. $
 helps an operating system recognise the different types of files. The file formats of different types of
                    3.  Sort by ............................... option arranges files alphabetically.
 files depend upon the software used for creating those files. Software puts a file extension after the
 file name to specify its format. Some of the most commonly used file extension, or file formats are:      a. Size         c. Name
   JPEG:  It  stands  for  Joint  Photographic  Experts  Group.  It  is  used  to  store  images.  The  file      b. Type        d. Date
 extension of a image file can be .jpeg, .jpg, or .jpe.
                    4.  ............................... helps the operating system to recognise different types of files.
   MP4: An MP4 file is used to store multimedia content. It can contain audio, video, movies, and
                       a. File extension                              c. File name
 still images. A file with an MP4 extension is an MPEG-4 video file.
                       b. File content                                d. File date
   MP3: It is an audio file format that is used to store music files. MP3 stands for Moving Pictures
 Expert Group. The file extension of an audio file is .mp3.   5.  ............................... command is used to move data from one drive to another.

   DOCX: It is used to save Word documents. This document stores images, text, pictures, and      a. Cut and Paste      c. Paste
 tables. The file extension of the Word file is .docx.
                       b. Copy and Paste                              d. Sort

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