CAT4

• File Management:

  • Necessary for file maintenance or management
  • Type of operating software that manages data files on a computer drive
  • Designed to manage individual or group files
  • Displays report details like owner, creation date, state of completion, and similar features useful in an office environment
  • Also known as a file manager
• Drives:

  • Folders are stored on a drive in a computer
  • Data can be retrieved from a disk drive
  • Each drive indicates the type of storage medium, for example, whether it is a hard disk, USB drive, CD, DVD
  • The capital letters and colon indicate what type of disk it is
  • C: (C-drive) usually refers to the hard disk drive (HDD)
  • D: (D-drive) usually refers to a CD or DVD drive
  • Other letters like F: are used to indicate storage media, for example, a removable disk (USB)
  • Storage media like DVDs, USBs, and hard drives do not save data to the disks on the computer
• Nowadays many laptops/notebooks do not come with a CD/DVD/Blue-Ray disc drive
• Solution for using music DVDs without a CD/DVD drive:

  • Use a mobile external optical drive
  • Insert one end of USB cable into the external CD drive
  • Plug the other end of the cable into your computer's USB port
  • Allow the computer to install the drivers for your external CD drive
  • Usually, the computer will recognize the external drive and automatically install the drivers for the device
• What is a USB cable?

  • The acronym USB stands for Universal Serial Bus
  • USB cables are "Hot Pluggable" - connect and disconnect cables while the computer is running without fear of freezing the computer
  • USB cables are fast, transferring up to 480Mbps compared to serial communication which transfers data at about 20Kbps
  • USB cables carry power as well as signals, allowing for "USB powered" gadgets and recharging batteries in cameras and other USB peripherals
  • USB cables are designed with several distinct connector types, making it easy to identify which plug goes into the computer and which plug goes into the device
  • USB cables are a universal standard and are fairly easy to find and afford
• File Path:

  • Defines the location of a file or folder in a computer's file system
  • Also called "directory paths" as they often include one or more directories that describe the path to the file or folder
  • The file path shows to which storage device the file is saved, e.g., Local Disk(C:)
  • Shows in which folder and subfolder the file is saved, the name of the file, and the type of the file (file extension)