Hello everything is fine? Professor Vinícius Faria from Click there. Today we are going to study directory structure and shortcuts.
This content is from the TJSP 2024 contest, but it can also be used for any other contest you are going to do. We have previous classes that talk about files, file extensions, folders, so if you haven't watched them yet, click on the cards and watch the previous classes. There is also a playlist with content on operating systems.
Little by little, I will include more content in this playlist, which is this new content with the TJSP logo. However, if you want to study other content related to the same topic in advance, you can follow the playlist in those Windows videos. Come on, guys.
In our class today, we are going to talk about directory structures. What would be the directory structure? When we're using Windows, I'll open Windows Explorer to get a better idea.
We notice that, on the side, we have the folders that we saw in the last class and, right below, there is "This computer". In this "This computer" the first directory structure appears, which is the C drive. These directory structures are known as disk drives or storage units.
What would be a storage unit? It's every type of secondary memory in the computer. Secondary memory is data storage memories, where we store files.
We have different types of data storage memories; The main ones are the HD, which is the hard disk, the SSD, pendrive and so on. They are all devices where you can store data. In this case, my computer has an active storage device.
When I go to "This computer", I see the storage device, which indicates only 11 GB free space because it is a 240 GB SSD and is almost full. When I click on it, a whole directory structure appears . Directories are folders; Folders is the name given to a directory, and these directories have an organization, a hierarchy, represented by the drive letter and its name.
There is something called path, where I can view the path of a directory. When you click on any folder , the hierarchy appears at the top. This computer has a drive called C: which is where the operating system and programs are installed.
It is the main unit of the operating system. Then user. If I click, the directory structure appears C:\ the folder.
It is important to know that, to represent a directory structure, you need to represent it with the name of the drive: it can be C:, D:, when you put a pen drive E:, and so on, represented by the backslash. The backslash makes this representation possible. If I enter another folder, for example, I will have a modified structure: C:\Users\Fale Convine.
You often have a program on your computer. Let's take, for example, Google Chrome. When I right click, it says "Open file location".
When I click, the file path appears. This Google Chrome program file is in C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs. This is the Google Chrome file path.
What is a file path? You may often be asked what the path of a file is. It is the way to represent the directory structure where this file is, to tell how to get to that document.
Sometimes you search for a document on your computer and find it in search, but you want to know where it is. This is the simplest way to know where you saved that document. Many times you save it in the wrong folder, find it in the search, right-click and go to " Document path" to understand where it is saved.
As for the directory structure, it is important to understand that it is divided into disk drive. Disk unit would be C:, each disk unit, each device creates a new letter: D:, E:, and so on. Inside this disk drive , we have the directory structure.
The Windows folder has other folders inside. Inside the Windows folder, I will find the System folder, which is the system folder. Taking advantage of this class, let's talk about shortcuts.
Shortcut is something widely used in Windows because it facilitates access to an application or document. If I want to create a shortcut of any document, I will click With the right click on the document, I will have options, such as "Show more options". Show more options brings more information, where you have "Send to desktop" and "Create shortcut".
This is a quick way to create a desktop shortcut. Every document you want to put on the main screen, just repeat this: right click on the file, more options, and send to the desktop . This creates a quick desktop shortcut.
If I want to create a shortcut and place it anywhere else, that's fine, you'll do the same process: right click on the file, more options, and create shortcut. When you do this, it stays in the same folder, in the same directory where the original file is, and you can put it wherever you want. You can move to Documents, for example.
This is a shortcut that will open this image. Another way to deal with a shortcut is to hold Control, hold Shift and drag the document; this creates shortcut. If I want to grab the file, hold Control and Shift and drag it to the desktop, it automatically creates a shortcut.
Control and Shift are often used to create shortcuts. Another way to make a shortcut is to click on the document, hold Control and Shift and drag to the desired folder, such as Images. He threw the shortcut there.
Shift lets you do this kind of work. Shortcut, what is a shortcut? Let's look at the structure of a shortcut.
Right click, more options. We saw file properties in the previous class. The shortcut also has properties.
Just like the file, the shortcut has properties, but a new tab called "Shortcut" appears. In the file, I don't have this tab; in the shortcut, I have it. What does it bring?
A directory structure called "Destination", where you go when you click this shortcut. When you click on this shortcut, it goes to the windows. png folder, which is inside the Downloads folder.
I can also change the icon. I can make a change. Changing icon is really cool when it's a folder shortcut.
If I want to create a shortcut to a certain folder on the desktop, let's imagine that I have "Permit Template" here. Right click, more options, send to desktop. It's faster than dragging it there.
I have "Contracts" here , but the folders have the same design, making it difficult to identify. What can you do? Right click on the shortcut, more options, properties, and under "Change icon" you can choose an icon that helps you identify it better.
You can choose one of the available shortcuts or import more icons. You can select a different design to identify "Contracts". Click on "Apply", the modification is already made.
Click OK, the modification is applied. Every shortcut has an arrow symbol. If it has an arrow symbol, it means it is a shortcut.
When you delete a shortcut, it does not affect the original file. This is a premise about shortcuts: deleting a shortcut does not affect the original file. We studied this conceptual part of shortcuts, files, file extensions, file ownership, and now it's time to manipulate files in the Windows file manager.
This is one of the biggest parts of operating systems that we must master: how to manipulate these files and folders. Leave it for the next class. Are you enjoying the content?
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