Question

Differentiate between a file,a folder and a drive

Answer 1

$\huge\bold\green{File:-}$

• It is a collection of linked information and data which is stored in a secondary storage device.
• It can have extensions.
• A file is not a container
• It cannot hold or contain any other files or folders.

$\huge\bold\green{Folder:-}$

• It is basically a container that carries and organizes files and adds them under a common heading.
• . It cannot have extensions.
• A folder is a container that can contain any number of folders or files.

$\huge\bold\green{Drive:-}$

• Disk storage is a general category of storage mechanisms where data is recorded by various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical changes to a surface layer of one or more rotating disks.
• A disk drive is a device implementing such a storage mechanism