Updated: 11/06/2021 by Alternatively referred to as file management or FS, a file system is a method of organizing and retrieving files from a storage medium [e.g., hard drive]. File systems usually consist of
files separated into groups called directories. Directories can contain files or additional directories. Today, the most commonly used file system with Windows is NTFS.
Without file management, all files would have no organization, and it would be impossible for a file with the same name to exist. Files are most often managed in a hierarchy, which lets you view files in the current directory and then navigate into any subdirectories.
Examples of file systems
Over the evolution of computers, there have been many different file systems used. Below are links to the most common file systems.
- exFAT
- FAT [e.g., FAT16 and FAT32]
- GFS
- HFS
- NTFS
- UDF
How are files managed by the user?
To manage and organize the directories and files on their computer, they use a file manager. For example, in Microsoft Windows, you'd use Explorer, which is a file manager.
Computer acronyms, Directory, File, Fstype, Journaling file system, Operating system terms, Partition, System component
When you store data in a computer file on a persistent storage device, what are you doing?
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The terms directory and folder are used synonymously to refer to an entity that is used to organize files.
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Files exist on devices such as hard disks, USB drives, reels of magnetic tape, and optical discs.What are these files considered to be?
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Most computer users organize their files into directories, which are also known by what term?
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How does a C# application open a file?
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The File class is contained in the System.IOFile namespace.
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When a C# application is done using a file, what should it do with the file?
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When you copy data from a file on a storage device into RAM, what are you doing?
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Permanent storage that does not lose contents when a computer loses power is known as what type of storage?
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A CSV file contains values separated by semicolon delimiters.
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A data file is what type of file when each record is read in order of its position in the file?
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What is a collection of fields that contain data about an entity?
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When you write a program and save it to a disk, you are using temporary storage.
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What class contains methods that allow you to access information about files?
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Files are used to store data on nonvolatile memory.
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What class can be used to provide information on directories or folders?
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Due to the fact that data can be erased from files, what term do programmers generally prefer over permanent storage?
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What format is used by files that store music or images?
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When you write a C# program that stores a value in a variable, you are using temporary storage; the value you store is lost when the program ends or the computer loses power.What is the name for this kind of storage?
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What term describes any one of the letters, numbers, or other special symbols [such as punctuation marks] that comprise data.
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