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Tick ( ) if you know this.

                     ▶    The left pane contains a list of programs.

                     ▶    Windows 7 can run on computer desktop as well as smart phones with the same
                        settings and features.





                          MANAGING FILES AND FOLDERS


                 You might have organised your school assignments in different folders so that you could
                 find them easily. For a similar reason, Windows 7 lets us organise our work in the form of
                 files and folders. Let us learn more about them.


                 FILES

                 The work we do or the information we collect is saved in the form of files. For example, the
                 drawing we make in Paint, the story or poem we type in Word, or the songs and videos

                 we download from the Internet, everything is stored as separate files on the computer. A
                 file is a collection of data and information, stored on a storage device such as a hard disk,

                 pen drive and CD/DVD.

                 Every file is given a name and is associated with a file extension like .docx for Word files,
                 .xlsx for Excel files which describes its type. Each type of file has its own specific icon. This
                 helps us to identify the type of file by just looking at the icon.











                     Document file         Excel file       PowerPoint file       Music file          Video file


                 FOLDER

                 A folder is a file cabinet where we can store our files and other subfolders.
                 It helps us to keep our files organised. A folder is also known as a directory.
                 All related files are generally kept in a folder so that we can locate them

                 easily when required. The icon of a folder is different from the icon of a file.
                 A folder inside a folder is called a subfolder.
                                                                                                          Folder







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