Computer files may be reopened, modified, and copied an arbitrary number of times.įiles are typically organized in a file system, which tracks file locations on the disk and enables user access. Certain files can store multiple data types at once.īy using computer programs, a person can open, read, change, save, and close a computer file. A file may be designed to store a Image, a written message, a video, a computer program, or any wide variety of other kinds of data. Files can be edited and transferred through the Internet on that particular computer system.ĭifferent types of computer files are designed for different purposes. Just as words can be written to paper, so can data be written to a computer file. JSTOR ( June 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī computer file is a computer resource for recording data in a computer storage device.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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