Objectives:Learn what files & folders are & how to use them

Learn common file types, file type extensions, & programs that use them

Learn proper organization of data using files & folders

A file is a collection of data that is stored together

CREATERENAME

NAME SAVE

DELETE

Things people do with/to files:

Files have two main parts:

NAME

TYPE

&

TV:ComedyDramaCartoonSportsGame showsReality

Files:Text filesGraphic filesProgram filesMusic filesE-mail filesVideo files

File TYPES are labeled by EXTENSIONSEXTENSION = 3-letter abbreviation for file type

MS Word .doc .docx = MS Word 07 & up

MS PowerPoint Presentation .ppt .pptx = MS PowerPoint 07 & up

MS Excel .xls .xlsx = MS Excel 07 & up

Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf

Audio/music .midi .wav .mp3 .wma (Windows

Media Audio) Images

.gif .bmp .jpg

Video .mpg .mov .avi .wmv (Windows

Media Video)

ExamplesHouse of Payne = HouseofPayne.comedy

(30 minutes)Law & Order = LawandOrder.drama (1

Hour) Computer files

Mypresentation.ppt PowerPoint

Internetsafety.doc MS Word

Find your TV show on certain channels Find your files in specific locations on your

computerFOLDERS

Use the “GUIDE” or “SEARCH” feature Examples

House of Payne = TBS\HouseofPayne.comedy (30 minutes)

Law & Order = NBC\LawandOrder.drama (1 Hour)

"\\mmsprimary\software\teachers\kmalone\My Pictures\hawk1.gif"

My Documents

Pictures PowerPoints Essays

animalsComputer

Project

Edgar

Allan Poe

Plant Cells

food

Folders = Directories KEEP FILES ORGANIZED BY

GROUPING THEM TOGETHER!!!

My Documents

English Science History

Essays PowerPointRomanEmpireProject

NotesResearch

File size is measured in bytes, kilobytes (KB), and/or megabytes (MB)

Need to know file size for various purposesWebsites & e-mail providers usually have a

limit on file sizes that can be uploaded or sentMAXIMUM upload of 20 MB to Moodle **

Find your “History of Computers Project” in your “My Docs” folderHow many MB is your file?

Sometimes, computer will automatically choose the location where a file is saved

PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU SAVE YOUR FILES!!!

Best way to keep up with a file is to KNOW where it is (know its address)

Never delete, move or rename a file unless you are absolutely sure of what you are doing!

When in doubt, ask a parent/teacher/expert

Source of some of the info presented:http://parenting.kaboose.com/education-

and-learning/learning-resources/comp-les7.html

Worksheets from the website: Organizing Files Worksheet

File Address Worksheet

Worksheet Answer Keys (answer keys to all worksheets from all lessons in “Computer Hardware”)