Working with Drives, Folders and Files - Windows

Working with Drives, Folders and Files – Windows

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This image is a drawing of an archive box filled with manilla folders. Many terms, images and icons used on computer systems come from the non-digital world, including folders.

This course is designed for an adult learner interested in understanding how files are stored and organized by computers. The course will cover the basics of naming and organizing files, using removable drives such as USB sticks, and an introduction to working with online storage systems such as Google Drive and OneDrive. 

Course Content

Lesson 1: What are drives, folders and files?
3 Tasks
1 Quiz
Task 1: Storage: The Good, The Bad, The Disorganised
Storage: The Good, The Bad, The Disorganised
Task 2: Definitions
Task 3: Back to the Spice Example
Lesson 2: Making, Naming and Organising Folders
2 Tasks
Task 1: Create and rename a folder on your desktop
Task 2: Subfolders
Lesson 3: Drives and File Structures
3 Tasks
Task 1: Finding our folder with the file manager
Task 2: Understanding where our folder is stored on the drive
Task 3: Sorting and view options
Lesson 4: When Storage Goes Wrong
3 Tasks
1 Quiz
Task 1: Why are backups important?
Why are backups important?
Task 2: How often should I back things up?
Task 3: Options for creating and storing backups
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