Directories, Folders and Files
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Text File
A file that contains characters.
File
A named collection of data, used for organizing secondary memory.
Directory
A named group of files.
Folder
A subdivision of the hard disk for organizing data. Folders contain files as well as other folders (subfolders).
Path
A text designation of the location of a file or subdirectory in a file system.
File Extension
Part of a file name that indicates the file type.
Working Directory
The currently active subdirectory.
File System
The operating system's logical view of the files it manages.
File Type
The specific kind of information contained in a file, such as a Java program or a Microsoft Word document.
Root Directory
The topmost directory, in which all others are contained.
