Setting Up a Basic Workstation • ASIA PACIFIC COLLEGE School of SM Foundation & IBM Phils. Real projects. Real learning. Working with Files, Folders, and Applications File is an object that stores information on a computer. CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with Files ➢ File Types - these might include documents, audio files, image files, and video files. Any time you open a program, you are using an executable file. ➢ File Extensions - indicate a file’s type. The file extension is the last three or four characters that appear at the end of the name to the right of the period. For example, the file extension .docx identifies “qtr_report.docx” as a Word document ➢ Shortcuts - is a link or pointer to a program, file, or folder that is represented by a small icon. A shortcut to an application CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with Folders ➢ File Types – a folder is a container object that can store your files in an organized manner. A folder within a folder is called a subfolder. A folder CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with File ➢ File Explorer is a Windows utility application that offers a single view of all the resources and information that you can access from a computer. ➢ File Explorer Components the components of File Explorer can help you explore the Windows folder hierarchy and work with data. File Explorer Windows CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with File CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with File CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with File ➢ Navigation button allows you to move back and forward through the folder views in the order of their display. ➢ Refresh button allows you to see the latest changes in the folder window . Types of Views in the Address Bar In the Address bar, the path of a folder or file can be displayed in Breadcrumbs view or Address Path view. Address Path view enables you to type an object’s address to access it. You can switch from Breadcrumbs view to Address Path view by selecting the Address bar. CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with File Expanding and Collapsing the Windows Hierarchical Structure In addition to adjusting the separator bar, you can also navigate by expanding and collapsing the Windows hierarchical structure. How to create files You can create and save files in File Explorer and in applications. CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with File CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Working with File CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Navigate a File Structure Shortcut keys are keys are sometimes referred to as hot keys or hot key combinations. CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Common Windows Shortcut Keys CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Recycle Bin The Recycle Bin is a container object located on the desktop that temporarily stores deleted files. It is called the Recycle Bin because you can restore deleted files and folders from it. CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook File Attributes File attributes are characteristics that can be associated with a file or folder that provide the operating system with important information about the file or folder and how it is intended to be used by system users. 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CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook How to Compress and Extract Files To extract compressed files: 1. Double-click the compressed item. 2. In the Windows Explorer window, on the Command bar, select Extract all files. 3. Select the folder for storing the extracted files. • In the Files will be extracted to this folder text box, enter a location where you want the files to be unzipped. • Select Browse to navigate to the folder. 4. Select Extract. CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Create Screen Captures A screen capture is a picture, or image, of what is displayed on your computer monitor. It is also known as a screenshot, screen grab, or screen dump. Full screen captures taken with the key combination Windows+Print Screen are automatically saved to a Screenshots folder in your Pictures folder. The files are saved as PNG files. Snipping Tool desktop application was introduced in Windows 7 and is still available in Windows 8/8.1/RT. You can use it to capture anything on the Desktop. To capture Windows 8 apps, it’s recommended to use Windows+Print Screen. CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook How to Create Screen Captures CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook How to Create Screen Captures CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook CompTIA IT Fundamentals: Certification Handbook Thank You ASIA PACIFIC COLLEGE Real projects. Real learning
