MALABAR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Figure 1 shows a view of the directories and sub-directories (folders) that are stored on a floppy disk. We no longer use floppy disks but the idea of how a directory is displayed can still be seen in the Figure below.

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Look at the figure above again.  When the Customers folder is selected in the left frame its sub-folders are listed in the right frame

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In Figure 1 the 3½ Floppy (A:) drive contains three folders:

1     Customers

2     Staff

3     Warehouse.

The Customers folder has four sub-folders:

1     CD Basement

2     Gig Shop

3     MP3 to go

4     Music Beat.

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If you use another storage device like a flash drive or external hard drive you will see the same results when folders are opened.

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 The point to note is that a directory is a system of folders organized in a hierarchical fashion.

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These are some more key points that you should know.

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1.  Clicking on the plus and minus signs next to folders either expands the folder’s contents or hides them.

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2.  If you set up access to a file under the Favourites menu you are creating a menu shortcut to the file without moving it from its original location.

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3.  A read-only file prevents you from making changes to the file.

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4. You can move a file by either:

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    a. Selecting the file then selecting Move to Folder under the Edit menu (of a window).

    b. Dragging the file to the new location. 

    c. Right-click on the file and select Cut or Copy. Then Paste the file into the new location.

 

5. If a file is moved to the Recycle Bin it is not permanently deleted until the bin is emptied

 

6. If you format a flash drive then any contents on the disk are automatically deleted.

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