What is File in the Computer and kinds of files ?

 

What is a File in the Computer?

Files are expected to keep the information, programs, Software, and so on in the PC, just with the help of program documents/files, the PC helps in deciding. 

There are three kinds of files on the computer

1. Data File
2. Program File
3. Sub-Directory File

Data File:-

A data file is a file that is made by software, it can likewise be a document file or it tends to be indifferent forms like Music files, picture files, MS Word files, MS EXCEL FILE, and HTML documents/files. A unique kind of application software is expected for setups like MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and so on. These documents/files can be re-edited and any information can be saved in these files.

Program Files:-

Program files are files that are made utilizing a programming language an imitation language which is utilized while doing PC programming, these files are primarily. EXE with four sorts of expansions. ,.COM, .BAT, .SYS is any product or software that you purchase or download from the Internet, it contains a package of program files. The operating system is expected to run the program file when Application software is expected to run the data file, for example, when you are installing the total bundle of MS Office on your PC, then you are running a program file.

Sub-Directory File:-

Sub-directory files are those files that sort out information documents and program files on your PC, similar to you make a folder on your PC and make two extra folders inside that folder, in the main folder you save the document of MS Word. What's more, in another folder, you save the files in MS Excel, in this way you can manage the two kinds of data files in various catalogs, which are also used as disk files/documents.

Things to remember while naming the file

While naming a file, you can't involve the following eleven words in the file name, however, these words can be utilized in a mix with different words-CON, COM2, COM3, COM4, AVX, CON, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, NUL, PRN

The following signs/symbol ought not to be utilized in the file name? ,

file name Letters A to Z, a to z and numbers 0 to 9 and extraordinary signs/symbols utilized in the English letter set; Like $, and, (,), #, -, @,! % ought to be set uniquely with the help of

A spot (,) ought to be utilized to add the file names and vast filename.