COMPUTER SOFTWARE
OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Question
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What is meant by file management? (A function of an o/s)
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Manages all of the computer input and output by managing requests from programs to use devices like printers, speakers, keyboards and hard disk drives. It communicates with devices through software called drivers.
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Controls files on system e.g. text, graphic files. Controls file permissions:to open a file, write to it and delete it. Helpful for security and to help organise files e.g. sorting. In windows file management is completed using windows explorer. (Right click the windows logo)
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -File Management: The process and act of creating an organized structure in which you store information for easy retrieval. Drive: A drive is a computer storage device that holds information.
Detailed explanation-2: -The important functions of file management in the operating system are creating new files in the computer system, locating the existing files in the computer system, keeping the files in separate folders known as directories, and enabling users to change the data of files or the name of files in directories, etc.
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