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A file is a program or document. Everything on your computer is stored as a file.
Your computer usually comes with some program files that already have file names. When you create a new file, you give it a file name. Windows allows you to call files by many names up to 255 characters.
Each file has a three-letter file name extension that identifies the file type. For example, a document created using WordPad might have the file name letter to John.doc. The extension may sometimes identify the program that created the file.
You can have your file name extensions display while you are using Windows 98, or you can hide them.
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You can create a file using different applications such as Microsoft Word, Wordpad, or Notepad.
Note: If you go back to make changes to a document you have created, save the modifications:
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Get in the habit of periodically saving changes to documents you're working on just in case of power outages or other problems.
A folder is a location on your computer where you store files and other folders. Two important folders in the Windows 98 operating system are My Documents and My Computer.
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When you first start using Windows 98, you may only create a few documents. However, the more files and folders you create, the more organized you will need to be. Sometimes you may want to create a folder within a folder. For example, you might create a Job Search folder in the My Documents folder.
A drive, or disk drive, is hardware on which you can store files. Disk drives are assigned a letter.
Most computer users store their files on the C drive.
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