Computer Skills - Files and Folders (Page 2 of 4)
Naming Files & Folders
Every drive, folder, and file used by your computer must have a name.
Drive Designations
The operating system assigns drive designations for hard drives, CD-ROM drives, floppy drives, Flash Memory Drives, network drives, and so on. A drive designation consists of a single letter followed by a colon ":"
- A: and B: are reserved for the computer’s floppy drives.
- C: is reserved for the primary hard disk drive.
- D: is usually assigned to the CD-ROM or CD-RW drive.
- Other letters can be used to designate external storage such as USB Flash Memory drives, USB external hard drives, and network drives.
Creating a Folder
Most computer users organize their files in folders. The figure at the right shows a Flash Drive designated as Removable Disk (E:) with the following folders: ENG101, Photos, SOC 101, and WEB150.
This example will use the Windows Vista Computer application to create a new folder on this drive. If you are used to older versions of Windows, this is the equivalent of the “My Computer” application. The Computer application can be used to display and access the drives, files, and folders on your computer.
- Select the round Start Button in the lower left corner of the monitor and then select Computer.
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- The Computer window displays as shown below.
- To access file Flash Memory Drive designated as E:, click on the description of (E:) on the left panel. Please note that the name of your Flash Memory Drive will most likely be different than “TRAN-IT”. The manufacturer usually assigns a default drive name for Flash Memory Drives.
- The contents of the drive are displayed as shown below.
- In this example, we are adding a new folder to contain files for the CIS 101 class.
To add a new folder called, "CIS101", select Organize > New Folder as shown below.
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A folder is created with the default name of "New Folder".
- Type the name you want to assign to the folder, in this case "CIS101".
