UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES
COMPUTER FILES
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executable
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file
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file size
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Detailed explanation-1: -Files metadata. File metadata is a data structure that contains data about a file, such as: File size.
Detailed explanation-2: -The file properties window shows you information like the type of file, the size of the file, and when you last modified it.
Detailed explanation-3: -The size of a file is the amount of data stored in a file, or the measure of space consumed by a file on a storage medium such as an internal/external drive, network drive, FTP server or cloud. File sizes are measured in Bytes (B), Kilobytes (KB), Megabytes (MB), Gigabytes (GB), Terabytes (TB) and so on.
Detailed explanation-4: -Files typically have the following characteristics: A file always has a name. A file always takes up storage space. A file is always saved in a certain format: a body of text is saved in one of the many text file formats, a photo in one of the many image file formats, etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -File sizes are always measured in bytes. A byte is a sequence of 8 bits (and remember, a bit is the smallest piece of digital information, 0 or 1). A single byte is enough bits to represent 256 numbers, because 2 8 = 256 2^8 = 256 28=2562, start superscript, 8, end superscript, equals, 256.