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File Management
Opening, closing, saving, naming, copying, moving, deleting, and organizing digital files.
Folder
A container used to store and organize files on a storage device.
Sub-folder
Folders contained within another folder.
Hierarchy
The folder structure created by an operating system.
Library
A tool used to gather files that are located in different locations.
Path
The sequence of folders to a file or folder.
Root folder
C:\ (Windows) or / (Mac OSX / Linux).
File Explorer
The tool used to navigate the file system and work with files, folders, and libraries on a Windows computer.
Finder
The tool used to navigate the file system and work with files, folders, and libraries on a Mac OSX computer.
User Folders
A personal user (i.e. home) folder created for each account, which includes sub-folders.
Internal Storage
The limited storage space available on mobile devices to store files.
External Storage
Storage options such as micro SD cards and cloud storage.
File Types
Categories of files including programs (software, applications) and data files (documents, images, audio, videos).
File Name
The property used to identify a file.
File Extension
A suffix added to a file name by the program used to create the file, indicating the file type.
Default Program Association
The association of a file extension with the program used to create it.
File Properties
Information about a file, such as its size, the date it was created, and the date it was last modified.
Back up
Copying files to another storage device or the cloud.
File History
A backup utility in MS-Windows.
Time Machine
A backup utility in Mac OSX.
Cloud Backup
Backups done automatically and saved in a remote location.
Cloud Storage
Allows you to store working files in the cloud, typically with limits on storage.
Compression
The process of making a file smaller to conserve disk space and allow for quicker transfers.
Lossless Compression
Compression where there is no loss of data, allowing the file to be decompressed later.
Lossy Compression
Compression where data is removed from the file, resulting in a smaller size but potential loss of quality.
