New Perspectives Classic Labs

WINDOWS DIRECTORIES, FOLDERS, AND FILES

Graphical user interfaces such as Mac OS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows 98 use a filing system metaphor for file management. In this Lab, you will learn the basic concepts of these file system metaphors. With this background, you will find it easy to understand how to manage files with graphical user interfaces.  

1.  Click the Steps button to learn how to manipulate directories, folders, and files. As you proceed through the Steps, answer all of the Quick Check questions that appear. After you complete the Steps, you will see a Quick Check Summary Report. Follow the instructions on the screen to print this report.  

2.  Make sure you are in Explore. Change to drive C as the default drive. Double-click the c:\ folder to display its contents, then answer the following questions:

 a. How many data files are in the root directory of drive C?

 b. How many program files are in the root directory of drive C?

 c. Does the root directory of drive C contain any subdirectories? How can you tell?

 d. How many files are in the DOS folder?

3.  Click the Explore button. Make sure drive A is the default drive. Double-click the a:\ folder to display the folder contents, then answer the following questions:

 a. How many files are in the root directory of drive A?

 b. Are the files on drive a: data files or program files? How can you tell?

 c. Does the root directory of drive A contain any subdirectories? How can you tell?

4.  Open and close folders, and change drives as necessary to locate the following files. After you find the file, write out its file specification:

 a. config.sys

 b. win.ini

 c. toolkit.wks

 d. meeting.doc

 e. newlogo3.bmp

  f. todo.doc