File and Folder

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File and Folder

• Technology Studies Education
• Winter 2003
• Version 1.0
• September 9, 2003

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Copyleft

• Soowook Kim
• University of British Columbia
• Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Distributed under the terms of GFDL (GNU Free
  Documentation License).
• http//www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html
• Created with OpenOffice.org Impress
• http//www.openoffice.org/

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File

• file_folder_10.ppt
• File Name File Extension
• (Type)

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File Name

• file_folder_10
• file_folder_11
• No Space !
• as Short as Possible !
• Max. 31 characters (including extension) ISO
  Level 2
• Numbers, English Alphabet Letters, Underscore
  Only
• Case Sensitive Use Lower-Case
• No (Windows)
• Yes (Linux, Unix / Internet Servers)
• http//www.terena.nl/library/gnrt/appendix/format
  s.html (correct file / Linux, Unix)
• http//www.terena.nl/library/gnrt/appendix/Format
  s.html (incorrect file / Linux, Unix)
• Naming Consistency
• Easy to Remember

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File Extension Document

• txt Plain Text/ NotePad
• rtf Rich Text Format (font, size, etc)/
  WordPad
• doc Microsoft Word Document/ OpenOffice.org
• pdf Portable Document Format/ Acrobat
• sxw OpenOffice.org Text Document

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File Extension Presentation

• ppt MS PowerPoint/ OpenOffice.org
• sxi OpenOffice.org Impress

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File Extension SpreadSheet

• xls MS Excel / OpenOffice.org
• sxc OpenOffice.org Calc

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File Extension HTML

• HyperText Markup Language
• htm
• html
• Editor
• Mozilla (Netscape) Composer
• OpenOffice.org, NotePad,
• DreamWeaver, MS Word, FrontPage
• Viewer
• Mozilla (Netscape), Opera
• Internet Explorer

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File Extension Graphic

• jpg / jpeg Joint Photographic Experts Group
• png Portable Network Graphics
• tiff Tagged Image File Format (high
  resolution)
• bmp Bit Mapped Picture
• gif Graphics Interchange Format (patent issue)
• Editor GIMP, Fireworks, PhotoShop

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File Extension Video Audio

• avi Audio Video Interleave
• mpg / mpeg Moving Picture Experts Group
• mp3 audio
• mp4 mpeg-4 video/audio
• swf ShockWave Flash
• ra / ram / rm Real Media
• asf Advanced Streaming Format (Microsoft)
• wmv Windows Media Video (Microsoft)
• mov MOVie (Apple QuickTime)
• wav WAVeform audio

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File Extension Compression

• exe EXEcutable file (program installation)
• zip ZIPped file

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File Physical Location 1

• LAB Computer
• 3 1/2 Floppy (A)
• Local Disk (C)
• CD-RW Drive (D)
• TSED Server
• ftp//www.cust.educ.ubc.ca/tsed/Students03/

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File Physical Location 2

• Different Physical Location gt Separate File !
• 3 1/2 Floppy (A) \ file_folder_10
• Local Disk (C) \ file_folder_10
• CD-RW Drive (D) \ file_folder_10
• TSED Server \ your folder \ file_folder_10
• Choose Physical Location First and then File

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File Physical Location 3

• Partitions Multiple Drives
• 3 1/2 Floppy (A)
• Local Disk 1 Partition 1 (C)
• Local Disk 1 Partition 2 (D)
• Local Disk 2 (E)
• DVD Drive (F)
• CD-RW Drive (G)
• Removable Disk Drive (H)

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File Systems

• FAT32 File Allocation Table 32-bit
• Disk Size Limit 32 GB (Windows)
• File Size Limit 4 GB (video files)
• Windows 9x, ME, 2000, XP / Linux
• NTFS New Technology File System
• Disk File Size Limit 16 EB (1 billion GB)
• Windows NT, 2000, XP / Linux (read only)
• ext3, ext2, reiserfs Linux

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Folder / Directory

• Small -gt Big
• Room 1107
• 2125 Main Mall
• Vancouver
• BC
• Big -gt Small Folder / Directory Structure
• BC
• Vancouver
• 2125 Main Mall
• Room 1107

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Folder / Directory Example 1

• Big -gt Small
• Local Disk (C)
• Documents and Settings
• ltyour user idgt
• Desktop
• My Documents

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Folder / Directory Example 2

• Big -gt Small
• ftp//www.cust.educ.ubc.ca
• tsed
• Students03
• ltyour TSED main foldergt
• ltsub-folders you createdgt
• cust.educ.ubc.ca Small -gt Big (web address)

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Folder / Directory Depth

• Max. 8 ISO Level 2
• as Shallow as Possible !
• Local Disk (C)
• Documents and Settings
• ltyour user idgt
• My Documents
• ltdepth 4gt
• ltdepth 5gt
• ltdepth 6gt
• ltdepth 7gt
• ltdepth 8gt

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File Folder Management 1

• Start gt Programs gt Windows Explorer (shortcut)
• /- My Computer
• /- 3 1/2 Floppy (A)
• /- Local Disk (C)
• /- CD-RW Drive (D)
• Windows Explorer Views gt Details

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File Folder Management 2

• Windows Explorer
• Tools gt Folder Options gt View gt
• Hide extensions for known file types (uncheck)
• Apply All Folders (click) gt Yes
• OK

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File Folder Exercise

• File Conversion (Extension / Type)
• doc -gt html / htm