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- FILES
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- ; A file is a packet of information with a name. Think of the
- name as the label on a file folder. Your microcomputer stores
- files electronically on disk drives. A file on a computer disk
- may be a program ... a language ... text or data.
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- ; A PROGRAM is a set of instructions which tells the computer
- ; how to do something. The primary program files have names
- ; ending with .COM or .EXE.
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- ; A LANGUAGE is a means for humans to communicate with computers.
- ; HELP was written in the BASICA language.
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- ; Text or data files will usually be of the greatest interest
- ; to you. Word processing text ... spreadsheet data ... etc.
- ; are stored in text or data files. A key thing to keep track
- ; of is which data/text files work with which applications
- ; programs.
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