Files Assignment

Answer the following questions on a piece of paper.

1. Why are GUIs more popular than command-line interfaces? Why are command-line interfaces still in use? [6]
2. Write the names of five special characters which cannot be used in file names, and explain the uses of three of them.
   For example, a dot or period (.) is used to separate file name and extension. [8]
3. Agnes is an office worker would like to create a folder structure to store files on her hard disk. She would like to store all user files in the My Documents folder and to create a folder for herself and her co-worker Beatrice. In her folder she would like folders for proposals, reports, meetings and correspondence. In the reports folder she has a Word document named 2002 Annual Report.
   1. Draw a folder tree to display this folder and file structure. [5]
   2. Write the full path name of the Word document (as it would appear in the Address box of Windows Explorer). [3]
4. List the steps you would take to:
   1. find an Excel spreadsheet containing the text "staff salaries" on a floppy disk. [5]
   2. recover a file you accidentally deleted. [5]
5. What is a virus? What measures should be taken to prevent viruses? [8]