1.4.5 Practice WIN OS

Compressed File

You can compress files to save disk space. The file's icon changes to display two blue arrows together, but it won't be greyed out.

Create folders and sort files by type.

You visit your grandmother, and she complains that she saved some pictures her friends had posted on social media, but she can't find them anymore. You turn on her computer only to realize her desktop is completely covered with files and pictures. What is the best way to help your grandmother find what she's looking for?

Icons view

By default, Windows does not show file extensions for known file types. When is displaying file name extensions most useful? Displaying the extension to the file can be helpful for quick identification. Some file view options like the icon and list options, which makes it hard to know what the file's extension is unless you're familiar with what the icons represent. Displaying the extension makes it more obvious what type of file you're looking at. Other views, such as tiles, details, and content, have other easy ways of displaying the type of file without using the extension.

Read-only file

If you turn on the read-only attribute, the file can only be read and not modified. However, this attribute doesn't cause the file to appear greyed out.

File Explorer, Command prompt

How can files and folders be managed? (Select two.) Some file management can be done from a command prompt, but the file explorer is probably the most commonly used tool to manage files and folders.

Hidden file

If you turn on the hidden attribute, depending on your display settings, the file might not show up at all, or it might look greyed out. There are many reasons to have hidden files. One of these reasons could be to prevent them from being deleted or to keep them from being public.

Which statement is true about compressing files?

It saves space on the disk without changing the file size. All contents stay intact. You can compress files to save disk space. The file's icon changes to display two blue arrows together when this occurs. The size on the disk dramatically drops, but the file size itself doesn't change. It stays the same size with the same content, quality, and details. The disk itself is compressed to save space. So, the file isn't using as much space in the disk as it was before. Compressing files doesn't have anything to do with the environment or waste. Although compressing files could help a disk's performance, saying it doesn't save space on the disk invalidates this statement.

When you open your Documents folder, you notice that one of the files is greyed out. What might be the cause?

It's a hidden file.

Using right-click > copy, right-click > paste or drag-and-drop are both examples of what?

Moving a file's location.

Settings app, File Properties > Change

What are two ways you can change the default program that opens a certain file type? (Select two.) To open a file's Properties window, right-click the file and select Properties. On this window, you can see what program is set to open the file by default. To change this, click the Change button and select another option. You can also set the default program using the Settings app. To do this, select Apps > Default apps. The File Properties Advanced button gives you options like the ability to compress the file. But there are no options for changing the default program that opens it. System allows you to make changes to display, sound, and notifications. But there are no options for changing the default program that opens the file. The Details tab gives you information about that file. But there are no options for changing the default program that opens the file.

File Explorer

What's the best tool to manage files using the graphical user interface?

Documents

Where does Microsoft want you to store personal files on your computer?