Managing Files for Personal Computing Part 2 – File Management.

Managing Files for

Personal Computing

Part 2 – File Management

Aims…

…to set up and maintain an

effective data storage system

Objectives… to select appropriate storage media to create folders to move and copy files to delete files and folders to retrieve files from the recycle bin to create a back up of the data

In part 1 we learnt about some common file types:

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Microsoft Office Applications

File sizes are more often

measured in megabytes


…and investigated how large, in memory terms, these files could

be

Picture or Image filescan range from a few hundred kilobytes to several megabytes


Music and Video file sizes vary, depending on

which program has been used to create them,

but can range from 3 – 5 megabytes for a Music

file in .mp3 format to around 4 Gigabytes for a

full length feature film


We also learnt about different media types we can use to store

our files on…

Hard Drive – Flash DriveCD – DVD – Tape


In this part of Managing Files for Personal Computing we will learn about creating an effective data storage system and how and why we need to create backups of important data.


Part 2 – File Management

Why do we need a data storage system?


An effective data storage system..

..will help you classify, sort and organise your

electronic data, making it easier for you to

find, copy, move, delete and carry out those

all important backups.

Why backup data?


Backing up data…

This is one of the most important, yet also

one of the most neglected areas of

computing. Backing up your data should be at

the top of your computer maintenance list.

Without data backup, you are running the risk

of losing your data.

Managing Files for Personal Computing Part 2 – File Management.

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