Folder Hierarchy

OBJECTIVES:
•C R E A T E A N D S A V E A N E W M S W O R D
DOCUMENT.
•O P E N , E D I T , A N D S A V E A N E X I S T I N G F I L E .
•U N D E R S T A N D F I L E M A N A G E M E N T
•V I E W F I L E S A N D C R E A T E F O L D E R S
•M A N A G E F I L E S W I T H W I N D O W S E X P L O R E R
 A Computer is a Filing Cabinet

y Computers need to stay organized

y When one or more computers are connected, we call
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it a network
y Most networks are connected to a server.
{ Makes the filing cabinet even bigger!
{ Servers are backed up regularly and therefore safer for saving
important data.
y You must keep track of where you store your files!
y If I can’t
can t find it, I can’t
can t grade it!
Slide 2

JPB1 Insert Brain Pop video here

Is there a good brainpop video for folder hierarchy?
John Bunker, 12/22/2008
 Explore My Computer

• Click Start

• Right click My Computer

• Select Explore
 What is Hierarchy?

y Expand the folder by

clicking a “Plus” (+)
sign
y Collapse folder by
clicking
li ki a “Mi
“Minus”” ((-))
sign
Folder Hierarchy
 Follow the Path

y To describe the location of a file,, we use a p

path.
y The path for saving a picture might be:

Desktop > My Documents > My Pictures

y The
Th path
th starts
t t with
ith th
the llargestt fil
file and
d continues
ti
listing folders to get to your destination folder.
 What is a Network?

If you look in a dictionary…

y An openwork fabric; netting
y A system of interlacing lines, tracks, or channels
y Any
A interconnected
i t t d system;
t ffor example,
l a ttelevision-
l i i
broadcasting network
y A system
y in which a number of independent
p computers
p
are linked together to share data and peripherals, such as
hard disks and printers

Which one of these definitions relate the best to

what we are working with?
Network
 The PCS Network

y The Pinnacle has many

y network drives where files
can be saved.

You do
d not h have
access to all of
these drives.
 Computerlabs$

y In this class,, we will be saving

g all of our work to a
drive called “computerlabs$.”
y Inside computerlabs$ is a Folder named “Bunker”
y Inside “Bunker” is a Folder named for each class
period. (example: 2nd period)
y This path is:
Computerlabs$>Bunker>2nd Period
 Your Assignment

y Create a MS Word Document demonstrating your ability

to do each of the following:
{ Change font type and size
{ Bold, Italics, Underline
{ C
Center, Ri
Right,
h Left,
L f Justify
J if
{ Insert and format shapes
{ Insert and format clipart
{ Insert and format pictures
{ Be Creative

y Save this file as “lastname network” to your classroom

folder.
((Hint: computerlabs$>Bunker>Period
p __))