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1) In Windows, you can access data via letter-labeled "drives.

" Do these correspond exactly to physical


disks?

- No, the lettered drives in Windows do not necessarily correspond exactly to


physical disks. For example, a single physical disk can be divided into multiple
logical volumes or partitions, each with its own letter drive assigned. Additionally,
optical media such as CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives and removable storage devices
such as USB flash drives and external hard drives are often assigned letter drives
as well.

2) What type of file system must the partition that Windows files are installed on use?

- For installing Windows, the partition must use the NTFS (New Technology File
System) file system. When you install Windows on a hard drive or SSD, the
Windows setup program automatically formats the system partition with the
NTFS file system, if it is not already NTFS-formatted.

3) What default installation folders contain system and application files that should not normally be
deleted or modified manually?

- C:\Windows (for Windows operating system files) and C:\Program Files (and its
subfolders) (for application files)

4) What is the file path to the Documents folder for a user named "David," assuming Windows is
installed to a hard disk with a single partition using the default settings?

- C:\Users\David\Documents. This path indicates that you should navigate to the C: drive
(the hard drive where Windows is installed), then go into the "Users" folder,
followed by the "David" user folder, and finally access the "Documents" folder inside
the David user folder.

5) How is a Windows library different from a folder?

- A Windows library is a virtual container that aggregates files and folders from
different locations on the computer, presenting them as if they were in a single
location. A folder, on the other other hand, is a physical container for files and
other folders, defined by its path and location on the drive. Folders help organize
files and provide a file system structure.

6) If you have made changes to a file and want to keep both the original file and the modified version,
what command should you use?

- If you want to keep both the original version of a file and your modified version,
and assuming you are using Windows, you can use the "Save as" command or "Save
a copy as..." command. This will allow you to save the modified file to a new
location or with a new name, without overwriting the original file. You can
typically find these options in the "Save" dialog box when you click on the "Save" or
"Save As" button.

7) Why should you be more careful about deleting files from a USB flash drive than from the main hard
drive?

- When deleting files from a USB flash drive, there's a higher risk of data loss if the
deletion was done inadvertently or incorrectly.

8) What view options could you use to show files of a particular type sorted by date?

- To view files of a specific type sorted by date in Windows, you could use the
"Details" view or the "Date modified" column.

In the "Details" view, you can see additional file properties, including date modified,
size, and tags.

In the "Date modified" column, you can click on the column header to sort files by
the date they were last modified, in either ascending or descending order. This
view can help you easily identify files that have been recently modified.

9) What kind of data would you expect to find in a file with a TIFF extension?

- A file with a TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) extension usually contains raster
image data. TIFF is a widely used image file format that supports lossless
compression and can handle images with various color depths, such as grayscale,
indexed color, and true color. TIFF files can also accommodate multiple image
layers and transparency, making it a popular choice for professional image editing,
graphic design, and printing.

10) What is a zip file?

- A zip file is a type of archive file that uses compression to reduce the size of one
or more files, making it easier to store or transfer them. When you create a zip file,
the data is typically compressed through various algorithms to reduce redundancy
and save space. This way, the reduced data can be decompressed later to extract
the original files.

Zip files allow multiple files to be bundled into a single file with the ".zip" extension,
often resulting in a significant decrease in file size compared to the original files.

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