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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Grade 9
1.1 Basics of Files and Folders
Files
• A file is a collection of data stored in one unit,
identified by a filename.
• It can be a Word, Spreadsheet, PowerPoint
Presentation document. Files are represented by an
icon in a computer.
• Thus, icons are small graphical representation of a
file.
• Because there are different file formats, icons are
usually used to help identify the type of file or
program associated with.
Folders
• A folder, also called a directory, is a container
which is used to store related files together.
• A folder can also contain another folder inside.
• A folder contained in another folder is called a
subfolder.
• A good analogy is the manila folders (dossier)
seen in an office to store papers or reports.
1.2 Managing Files and Folders
• In Windows operating system, the primary
way of interacting with files and folders is
through the File Explorer application.
• There are also other operating systems, but
in this textbook we use Windows operating
system.
Using File Explorer
A file explorer (which was called Window
explorer in applications before Window
10 version) has the following main parts
Opening File Explorer
To open File Explorer, click on the File Explorer icon
located in the taskbar.

Alternatively, you can open File Explorer by clicking


on the Start button and then clicking on File
Explorer
Creating New File
• A file is created using a computer software
program.
• For example, to create a plain text file you can use a
text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++.
• You can use word processing software such as
WordPad, Microsoft Word and LibreOffice Writer to
create a text document file.
• An image file can be created using image editing
software such as Microsoft Paint, Paint 3D, and
Adobe Photoshop.
• Practical Exercise 1.1
( page 8-9)
How to create a text file
The easiest way to create a text file in Windows is to
open up the Notepad application software program
on your computer.
The Notepad is a text editor included with Microsoft
Windows.
The Windows Notepad program can be opened
using the methods below.
1. Click Start.
2. In the Run or Search box, type Notepad and
press Enter.
Viewing, editing, and creating images

• There are many software programs you can use to


display, view, edit and create images, logos or arts
on your computer.
• Microsoft Paint is a default image editing
application software in window Operating system.
• We can use it to simply edit our image file
Creating presentation file
• Presentation files are created for electronic
presentations consisting of a series of
separate pages or slides.
• To create presentation files, there are
different application software such as
Microsoft PowerPoint and LibreOffice.
Creating a New Folder
• Creating a new folder can help you store related files in an
organized manner.
• The following steps can be followed to create a new folder.
1. Navigate to the location where new folders are created.
2. In File Explorer, click on the Home menu item.
3. From the Home tab, click on the New folder button
4. Enter the name of your new folder.
5. After you enter the folder name, click anywhere outside
the text area to complete creation of the folder name
Copying a File
• Copying a file is used to put the file in a
duplicated manner. The following steps show
how to copy a file.
1. Go to the files or folders you want to copy.
2. Highlight the file or files you want to copy by clicking
them once with the mouse. If you need to highlight
more than one file, you can hold down the Ctrl or
Shift keys on your keyboard or drag a box around
the files you want to copy.
3. Once highlighted, right-click one of the highlighted
files and select copy. You may also press the Ctrl + C
shortcut key or in File Explorer, click Home at the top
of the window and click Copy.
4. Open the destination folder, right-click an empty
space in the folder, and choose paste. Alternatively,
in the File Explorer menu bar at the top, click Home
and then click Paste.
Renaming File and Folder
• In Window, to rename files such as text, photo,
document, audio and video files and folders,
you can use one of the following methods.
Method one
1. Highlight the file or the folder.
2. Right click the file with your mouse and select
Rename from the menu that appears.
Method two
1. Highlight the file or the folder.
2. Press the F2 key on the keyboard.
Method three
1. Highlight the file or the folder.
2. Click File at the top of the window and select
Rename from the list of available options.
COMPUTER DRIVES
A Drive is a computer hardware component used to
store and retrieve data, files, programs, operating
system, etc.
All drives store files and programs used by a
computer.
For example, when you write a letter in a word
processor, the program is loaded from the hard drive.
When you save the document, it is saved to the hard
drive or other disk or drive.
A hard disk drive (hard disk or fixed disk) is usually
designated as the “C: drive”.
The hard disk drive is the main data and program
storage hardware device that can provide quick
access to large amounts of data and program in a
computer.
A CD/DVD drive, which is also called optical disc
drive, allows you to use CD and DVD to listen to
music, watch movie or store any files.
It is usually designated as the “D: or G: drive”.
A USB drive, which is also referred to as a flash
drive or memory stick, is a small, portable device
that plugs into the USB port on your computer.
USB drives are commonly used for storage, data
backup and transferring files between devices.

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