Comprehension сheck. Mark the following statements as True or False.
1. When you create a file, you should give it a proper name according to file-naming conventions.
2. Windows limits the length of file names up to 265 characters.
3. Users must store a file in a folder to appoint it a place in a hierarchical structure of folders and files.
4. Operating systems add special significance to certain symbols that you should avoid in file names.
5. A file extension is a compulsory file identifier separated from the file name by a period.
6. The device letters for the floppy and hard disks are standardized.
Vocabulary practice
1. Match up the words that are similar in meaning.
1. stick; 2. particular; 3. contain;
4. conventions; 5. add importance;
6. be referred to as; 7. retrieve;
8. whole; 9. character; 10. assign;
11. proper; 12. arrangement; 13. alter.
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a) attach significance; b) symbol;
c) layout; d)appoint; e) be defined as;
f) modify; g) valid; h) adhere; i) rules;
j) certain; k) include; l) strip off;
m) entire.
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2. Fill in the blanks choosing out of the variants given.
1. A valid file requires adhering to specific rules called file-naming … .
a) conditions b) conventions c) conversions d) contents
2. Drive letter, folders, file name and extension restrict the whole file path which is referred to as a file … .
a) location b) identification c) specification d) format
3. A list of files for each storage medium is defined as a … .
a) scheme b) directory c) modification d) application
4. … e-mail addresses, a valid file name may contain spaces.
a) instead of b) compared to c) like d) unlike
5. A native file format is supported by most …, e. g. .doc for MSWord.
a) processors b) hardware c) software d) servers
6. A character generally following a device letter is a … .
a) backslash b) period c) asterisk d) colon
7. If a user wants to find the most recent version of a created file, the file … will be useful.
a) name b) size c) date d) extension
8. The file format means the … of data and a coding scheme representing the data.
a) management b) attachment c) appointment d) arrangement
9. To pad storage space, files of a bigger size require … time than small file
a) more b) less c) higher d) lower
3. Make two -word combinations using the words in columns and then fill in the gaps in the following sentences.
A: root B: words
maximum sensitive
application attachments
file directory
e-mail formats
reserved program
case length
1. Some operating systems which allow you to use uppercase and lowercase letters in file names are not … .
2. Large files can be easily stripped off … by mail server.
3. Graphical files and files containing text are saved in different … .
4. A … of file names is restricted in file-naming conventions.
5. The … is the main directory of a disk.
6. A file with the relevant extension for a particular … will be seen in the list of files of that software.
7. There are … that represent commands or special identifiers and can’t be used alone as a file name.
4. Fill in the gaps in the text.
A computer ___ is a named collection of data that exists on a storage medium, such as a hard disk, floppy disk, CD, DVD, or tape. Every file has a name and might also have a file extension. The rules that specify valid file names are called ___. These rules do not allow you to use certain characters or ___ words in a file name. A file ___ is usually related to a file format - the arrangement of data in a file and the coding scheme used to represent the data. A software program’s ___ file format is the default format for storing files created with that program.
A file’s location is defined by a file ___ sometimes called a “path”, which includes the storage device, folder(s), file name and extension. In Windows, storage devices are identified by a ___ letter, followed by a colon. An operating system maintains a list of files called a ___ for each storage disk, tape, CD, or DVD. The main directory of a disk is sometimes referred to as the ___ directory, which can be subdivided into several smaller lists called subdirectories that are depicted as ___.
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