Pre Test Folders Files & Formats

Computers use _____ and ___ to store data.

• files  and folders
• folders and applications
• applications and hardware

Which is the correct definition of a computer file?

• item used to sharpen your nails
•  a collection of data that is stored together
• computer instructions 

Everything that a computer does is based on data stored in files. 

• True
• False

We can do all of this with files - create them, name them, rename them, save them, or delete them. some files can be looked at, listened to, and run.

• True
• False

All computer files have a _____ , ____ and a_________

• name, color, texture
• name , location , length
• name, width, length

File extensions are written as  3 or 4 letter abbreviations. For example ".pdf" or ".docx"

• True
• False

Folders, are called "Directories", 

• True
• False

Folders, also known as Directories, keep files organized by grouping them together.

• True
• False

To find a file we must know
A- what application created it
or
B-where it was stored?

• A
• B

When we create a new file we decide what folder to put the folder in and what to name the file.

• True
• False