CS100 File Managment and Internet Flashcards: Important for Quiz

MassBay Community College Fall 2026 Semester Professor Snechal Nikalje CS100 File Management and Internet Flashcards Short List. This set is all the flashcards highlighted as important for the quiz

**Understanding File Paths

**How does the file path work?

C:\Documents\HIS182\Term Paper\Illustrations\SBAnthony.jpg

Using this example, “C:” is the drive on which the file is stored (in this case, the hard drive),

“Documents” is the file’s primary folder.

“HIS182”, “Term Paper”, and “Illustrations” are successive subfolders within the Documents main folder

The file’s name, “SBAnthony” is separated from the file extension (in this case, “jpg”) by a period

**Common File Name Extensions

What are some common file name extension examples? (EXACT)

Extension: .docx, Type of Document: Word processing document (Word), Application: used in Microsoft Word 2007 and later

Extension: .xlsx, Type of Document: Workbook (Excel), Application: used in Microsoft Excel 2007 and later

Extension: .accdb, Type of Document: Database (Access), Application: Microsoft Access 2007 and later

What are some common file name extensions?

.docx (Word processing document, Microsoft Word)

.xlsx (Workbook, Microsoft Excel)

.accdb (Database, Microsoft Access)

.pptx (Presentation, Microsoft PowerPoint)

.pdf (Portable Document Format, Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader)

.rtf (Text (Rich Text Format), Any program that can read text documents)

.txt (Text, any program that can read text documents)

.htm or .html (hypertext markup language (HTML) for a webpage)

.jpg (Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) image, most programs capable of displaying images)

.zip (Compressed file, various file compression programs)

**What characters can’t be used in a file name?

Some special characters, such as a quotation mark, will not allow the file to be saved until the file name is modified to exclude them

**Where do deleted files go?

The Recycle Bin

**What is the Recycle Bin?

A folder on the desktop, represented by an icon that looks like a recycling bin, where files deleted from the hard drive reside until you permanently purge them from your system

**What happens to files deleted from other storage locations or files stored in the cloud?

They do NOT go to the Recycle Bin on the computer you are working on, but are rather deleted from the system immediately

**What kind of file deletion do Mac systems have?

A folder on the desktop called Trash, which is represented by a wastebasket icon

**How do you delete files on a Mac?

Drag the files to the Trash icon

**How long do files stay in the Recycle Bin or Trash?

Files placed in the Recycle Bin or the Trash remain in the system until they’re permanently deleted?

**How do I permanently delete files from the Recycle Bin or Trash?

On Windows, select “Empty Recycle Bin” after right-clicking the desktop icon

On Macs, select “Empty Trash” from the Finder menu

**Why would I use a compressed file?

File compression (or “zipping a file”) makes a large file more compact, making it easier and faster to send large attachments by e-mail, to upload them to the web, or to save them onto a flash drive or other storage medium

**How can you compress a file?

Windows has a built-in file compression utility that you can access through File Explorer

**How do you create your own zipped file?

By selecting a group of files and then compressing them from inside File Explorer

**What are some stand-alone freeware and shareware programs for compression?

WinZip for Windows

Stuff It for Windows or Mac

**What is an example of compressed files?

Compressed zip files can be expanded using tools built into File Explorer

To uncompress (extract) a zipped file, select the file, select Extract All, choose a destination for the extracted files, and then select Extract

**How do you uncompress (extract) a zipped file?

Select the file, select Extract All, choose a destination for the extracted files, and then select Extract

**What is the internet?

A network of networks that connects billions of computer users globally

**Why was the internet created?

To establish a secure form of communication

Creating a means by which all computers could communicate

**What happens when you request access to a website?

When you type a website’s home page address into your web browser (such as www.amazon.com), the data request from your computer (the client computer) is sent by the Internet communication pathways to a server computer (Amazon’s)

**How does a website process the request to view it?

The server computer (such as Amazon’s server) processes the request and returns the requested data to your client computer, also by Internet communication pathways

**How does your computer receive the requested data to view a website?

The web browser on your client computer interprets the returned data from the server and displays it on its monitor

**Do the data request and data reply utilize the same Internet pathways?

The data reply most likely takes a different route than did the data request

How the Internet’s Client/Server Model Works

**How are individual computers identified?

Each time you connect to the Internet, your computer is assigned a unique identification number

***!What is the full name of IP?

Internet Protocol

***What is an Internet Protocol address (IP)?

A set of four groups of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.45.245.91, and is commonly referred to as a dotted quad or dotted decimal

***Why are IP addresses important?

They are the means by which computers connected to the Internet identify each other

***Do websites have IP addresses?

Yes, each website is assigned a unique IP address

However, because the numbers that make up IP addresses are difficult for people to remember, websites are given text versions of their IP addresses

***!What is the full name of DHCP?

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol