A quick rundown of the terms we have used, along with some Commands

• File – Where your Data resides. Similar to a piece of paper.
• Folder – A Container for Files and sub-folders. Think of those manilla folders you find in offices.
• Sub-Folders – Folders that are inside another folder.
• Items – Files and/or Folders.
• Ribbon – the bar at the top of the screen that contains your Tools.
• Navigation Pane – the left-hand section of the Window.
• Location Bar – section below the Ribbon that displays where in the folder structure you are.
• File Explorer – the program that displays your files and folders.
• Clipboard – a Temporary Storage Area use by the Computer when you Cut or Copy an item

Commands

• Cut – to remove an item from its location and place it on the Clipboard.
• Copy – to make a copy of an item onto the Clipboard.
• Paste – to place whatever is on the Clipboard into the current location

Control Keys

(Hold the CTRL key, and tap the listed key)

• CTRL-A – Select All
• CTRL-X – Cut
• CTRL-C – Copy
• CTRL-V – Paste

File Types

Some of the more common File Types:

• .bmp – “BitMap”. A Picture file
• .doc, .docx – “Document”. Microsoft Word file. Usually containing text.
• .gif – Picture File. Sometimes animated.
• .jpg – picture File. The usual format for photographs.
• .pdf – “Portable Document Format”. Used by Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• .rtf – “Rich Text Format”. More advanced than .txt, but more limited than .doc/.docx
• .txt – “Text”. Very simple text files.
• .xls – Spreadsheet. Used for performing calculations.