Stretch tasks Files and folders

Round 1: Quiz Blitz

1. year7-homework-networks.docx A good file name says exactly what the file is, so you can find it again.
2. It is a spreadsheet .xlsx files are spreadsheets.
3. holiday.jpg .jpg is an image format.
4. False The extension tells the computer which program opens the file. Without it, the computer may not know what to do.
5. Save As makes a new copy with a new name Save overwrites the file you have. Save As creates a new copy, which is how you keep versions.
6. Documents → Computing → Year 7 → Python Group by subject, then by year, then by topic: each folder sits inside the one before it.
7. song.mp3; voice.wav .mp3 and .wav are sound files. .mp4 is video, .txt is plain text and .pdf is a document.
8. RAM is wiped when the power goes Work only exists once it has been written to storage. RAM is emptied when the power goes.
9. file extension The file extension tells the computer which program opens the file.
10. A hierarchy Folders inside folders form a hierarchy, like a family tree.
11. True Each Save As keeps a separate copy, so the older versions are still there.
12. game.py .py is a Python program.

Round 2: Quick Fire

1. • The name says what the file is about
   • So you can find it quickly later
   Model answer

   The name says what the file is about, the subject and the topic, so you can find it quickly later instead of opening every file to check.

2. • The letters after the dot at the end of a file name
   • It tells the computer which program opens the file
   Model answer

   A file extension is the letters after the dot at the end of a file name, such as .docx. It tells the computer which program opens the file.

3. • Save overwrites the file you already have
   • Save As makes a new copy with a new name
   Model answer

   Save overwrites the file you already have. Save As makes a new copy with a new name, so the old version is kept.

4. • Unsaved work is lost if the power goes or the computer crashes
   • Work only exists once it is written to storage
   • RAM is temporary and is wiped
   Model answer

   Until it is saved, your work is only in RAM, which is wiped if the power goes or the computer crashes. Saving writes it to storage, where it is kept.

Round 3: Big Think

1. • It is hard to find the right file, so time is wasted
   • The names do not say what is in each file
   • Give every file a meaningful name
   • Make a folder for each subject
   • Put topic folders inside, making a hierarchy
   Model answer

   Every file is called doc1 or doc2, so the names do not say what is in each file and it is hard to find the right one. They waste time opening each file to check. They should rename each file with a meaningful name, such as year7-homework-networks. They should also make a folder for each subject, with topic folders inside, so the work forms a hierarchy.

2. • One main folder, such as Documents
   • A folder for each subject
   • Topic folders inside each subject, forming a hierarchy
   • Meaningful file names that say what each file is
   • Keep the file extension
   • Save often so that nothing is lost
   • Use Save As to keep earlier versions
   Model answer

   I would make one main folder in Documents for school work. Inside it I would make a folder for each subject, such as Computing and English, and topic folders inside those, so everything forms a hierarchy. Each file would get a meaningful name that says what it is, such as year7-homework-networks.docx, and I would keep the extension so the right program opens it. I would save often so nothing is lost, and use Save As to keep earlier versions.

This or That

1. science-plants-poster.pptx A good name says what the file is: the subject and the topic.
2. A video .mp4 is a video file. A spreadsheet would end in .xlsx.
3. Save As, with a new name Save would overwrite the first draft. Save As makes a new copy.
4. Documents, then History, then a topic folder Folders by subject, then by topic, keep files easy to find.
5. .pdf The extension is the part after the dot. It tells the computer which program opens the file.
6. Once it has been saved to storage Typed work sits in RAM until it is saved, and RAM is wiped when the power goes.
7. maze.py .py is a Python program. .png is an image.
8. Replaces it with the new version Save overwrites the old version. Use Save As to keep both.

Memory Match

• A 6 .docx: Word processed document
• B 5 .xlsx: Spreadsheet
• C 2 .pptx: Presentation
• D 1 .mp3: Sound
• E 4 .mp4: Video
• F 3 .py: Python program