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Files: Made by Áurea Gazólaz de Dios Class: 6 B

Files are objects on a computer that store data, information, settings, or commands and are used with computer programs. They display as icons related to the program that opens the file type. A file is a named collection of recorded information, while software is a collection of instructions that enable users to interact with computers. File extensions help identify the type and format of a file in operating systems, and allow the system to determine what program to use to view, edit, or print the file. Common extensions include .doc for Word files, .jpg for images, .mp3 for music, and more.

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Files are objects on a computer that store data, information, settings, or commands and are used with computer programs. They display as icons related to the program that opens the file type. A file is a named collection of recorded information, while software is a collection of instructions that enable users to interact with computers. File extensions help identify the type and format of a file in operating systems, and allow the system to determine what program to use to view, edit, or print the file. Common extensions include .doc for Word files, .jpg for images, .mp3 for music, and more.

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Files

Made by Áurea Gazólaz de Dios


Class: 6oB
What’s a file?  Files

 A file is an object on a computer that


stores data, information, settings, or
commands and is used with a
computer program.
 In a graphical user interface (GUI) such
as Microsoft Windows, files display
as icons that relate to the program that
opens the file. For example, for
Microsoft Word the icon is a picture of a
big ´W`.
Differences between a file and software

 A file is a named collection of


information that is recorded on
some kind of storage device, while
software is a collection
of instructions that enable the user
to interact with a computer, its
hardware, or perform tasks (a
computer app, antivirus , audio
program , database…) .
 Without software, computers would
be useless
A file extension
 File extension

 A file extension or file name extension is the


letters immediately shown after the file name
that helps identify the type and format of the
file in operating systems.
 In Microsoft Windows, the file name extension
is a period that is often followed by
three characters, but may also be one, two, or
four characters long.
What we use extensions for?

 File extension helps us to identify


the type of file.
 It also allows the operating system
to know what type of file it is and
what programs to use in order to
view, print, or edit a particular file
by looking at its file extension.
 We use extensions to accumulate
and clasificate files such as,
images, videos, music etc…
Examples of file extensions  Files extensions

 Web : .html, .css, .htm, .js  Workplace Applications (Word, Excel,


 Images : .bmp, .ico, .gif, .png, .jpg PW, …): .doc, .pdf, .xls, ,xlsx, . ppt,
.pptx, .docx, .rtf
 Audio/Music : . mp3, .wma, .wav
 Compresed files: .zip, .rar, .7z
 Video : .avi, .mov, .mp4
 Settings and system : cfg, .conf, .ini,
 Email : .eml, .pst, .vcf .tmp, .sys, .cab
 Text : .txt, .log
 Executable : .dll, .exe, .bat, .com, .wsf
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