File Management and Computer Literacy

A folder contained within another folder is called a(n)

• extension

• subfolder

• parent folder

• copy

A file that contains original or essential data that is the starting point for a system of publishing or other processing.

• extension

• destination

• subfolder

• source

A folder that is one level up from the current directory in a file hierarchy. In a DOS, Windows or Mac command line, two dots (..) refer to the preceding folder/directory.

• parent folder

• fragmented files

• disk cleanup

• disk operating system

A group of files that are scattered throughout a hard drive platter instead of one continuous location.

• folder

• fragmented files

• applications

• documents

____ used to uniquely identify a computer file stored in a file system.

• source

• extension

• folder

• filename

A group of letters occurring after a period in a file name, indicating the format of the file.

• extension

• application

• folder

• destination

____ are represented by a piece of paper with a graphic indicating the type of document.

• desktop

• folders

• application icons

• document file icons

Computer maintenance utility included in Microsoft Windows designed to free up diskspace on a computer's hard drive.

• delete key

• trashcan

• disk cleanup

• backspace

The place to which someone or something is going or being sent.

• source

• destination

• file explorer

• inbox

To duplicate a file.

• cut

• delete

• paste

• copy