File Extensions and File Naming Conventions
File extensions usually consist of____________.
1-3 characters
Use short simple file names, use file and folder names that describe the content accurately, use underscores instead of spaces in file names, avoid using non-alphanumeric characters in file names, if using a date in the file name always state the date back to front "YYYYMMDD", when including a personal name in a file name give the family name first followed by the initials, avoid using words such as draft or letter as the start of a file name.
7 rules
the letters immediately shown after the last period in a file name
File extension
LastnameFirstname.yyyymmdd.Assignment
Format
Every operating system has a _____________ between a particular file extension and a particular program.
default mapping
.txt, .doc, .wav, .xls, .m
file extensions
a method of naming files that a group of users utilize to help better manage their shared files
file naming conventions
Portable Document Format File, Microsoft Word Document
file types
What are the 1-3 characters made up of?
letters or digits
If the extension is unknown to the operating system or no application mapping exists, it will prompt the user to specify the program that it would like to ________________________.
open the file with
knows what program to use in order to view, print, or edit a particular file by looking at its file extension
operating system
What do the 1-3 characters represent?
the type of file