Files & Folders
A named collection of information stored on a computer.
What is a file?
The standard extension for a Microsoft Word document.
What is .docx?
This command stores changes you make to the file you're currently working on.
What is Save?
This container is used to organize files.
What is a folder?
A compressed archive commonly uses this file extension.
What is .zip?
You accidentally deleted a file in Windows and want it back. This is the first place you should look.
What is the Recycle Bin?
A folder located inside another folder is commonly called this.
What is a subfolder?
The standard extension for a Microsoft Excel workbook.
What is .xlsx?
Use this command when you want to keep the original file but create another version with a different name.
What is Save As?
This feature can help you locate a file when you don't remember where you saved it.
What is Search?
This is the process of opening/unpacking the contents of a ZIP file.
What is extracting/unzipping?
Document1.docx isn't a very useful filename. You should do this to give it a descriptive name.
What is rename the file?
This describes the location of a file through its sequence of drives and folders.
What is a file path?
The standard extension for a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
What is .pptx?
This Microsoft service allows you to save files in the cloud and access them from different devices.
What is OneDrive?
This action puts a file in a new location while removing it from its original location.
What is Move?
You have 12 project files that must be submitted together as one item. This is a good way to package them.
What is compress/ZIP the folder?
You downloaded Assignment1.docx, but it is sitting in Downloads. You want it stored with your COMP92 work.
What is move the file into the COMP92 folder?
In COMP92 > Module1 > Practice > Skills.docx, this folder is the immediate parent of Skills.docx.
What is Practice?
This format is commonly used when you want to share a finished document while preserving its layout.
What is .pdf?
You are editing Report.docx but need to preserve the original and create Report_Final.docx. This is the appropriate command.
What is Save As?
This action creates a second version of a file while leaving the original in its current location.
What is Copy?
You receive ProjectFiles.zip. Before comfortably working with all the files inside it, you should do this.
What is extract/unzip the archive?
You have Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files mixed together. Name one sensible way to organize them.
What is create separate folders by file type?
You need a folder structure for three COMP92 modules, each with separate Practice and Assignment folders. Describe a logical hierarchy.
What is COMP92 > Module1/Module2/Module3 > Practice and Assignments?
A student submits Budget.docx, but opening it reveals that it was supposed to be an Excel workbook. Simply changing the filename to Budget.xlsx will NOT do this.
What is convert it into an Excel workbook/change the actual file format?
You finished a report but cannot remember where you saved it. You know the filename contains Quarterly. Name the most efficient first step.
What is search for Quarterly?
Your folder contains report.docx, report2.docx, newreport.docx, and finalreportFINAL.docx. Name a better file-management practice.
What is use clear, descriptive/versioned filenames?
You need to email an entire project folder containing 15 files while preserving its folder structure. What should you do first?
What is compress/ZIP the folder?
You need to edit a class template without changing the original. Describe the safest sequence of actions.
What is open the template/file, use Save As/Save a Copy with a new descriptive filename in the correct folder, and then edit the copy?