There is a teacher at one of my schools who prepared a lesson on file structure. It is horrible. As an example for the students to learn how file structure works, she put a mapped network drive under the C: instead of next to it (like the dvd drive).
She also said that there are two ways to browse files. You can use Windows Explorer or My Computer.
She went on to say that the root drive is c:\.
I am about to go help correct the lesson, but I thought of a question. When you open up My Computer and can see all your drives (local and mapped), what is this called?
I know you are using Window's Expolorer, but is it considered the root because it is the highest level, or is the term root only applied to specific drives?
Does it even have a unique name to set it apart?
EDIT: I am not saying c:/ is not root. I think it is, but thinking about it made me confused about what you call it when you use WIndows Explorer to view multiple drives.
Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
Good catch, obviously c:\ is not always root. But for the purpose of most it is.
I would just call it Windows Explorer.
What grade is this for? I teach a basic tech class to middle schoolers, with no curriculum provided, and sort of make it up as I go along.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Windows doesn't have a root. There's the My Computer view, but you can't put directories or files there. In Windows, there's just drives.
[ May 03, 2011, 02:44 PM: Message edited by: mr_porteiro_head ]
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
The class is for 6th and 7th graders, and 400 students pass through her class a year. When I talk about her curriculum with suggestions I want to not make my own flavor of mistakes. Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
quote:Originally posted by lem: The class is for 6th and 7th graders, and 400 students pass through her class a year. When I talk about her curriculum with suggestions I want to not make my own flavor of mistakes.
Ah. I didn't even bother with that stuff. I have them practicing their typing skills, and learning how to work with Microsoft Office.
I have a funny feeling that by the time my 6th graders graduate from high school, interfaces like tablets without a "my computer" file structure will be a lot more prevalent in the desktop and laptop market.
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
quote: You can basically perform the same functions using My Computer. The main difference is that you cannot view the overall structure of your computer’s resources, or their relationship to one another, as you can with Windows Explorer.
I thought opening up My Computer was Windows Explorer. This picture shows that using My computer is Windows Explorer.
Are they both Windows Explorer but different views? Or is My Computer a different program?
Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
Never mind. They are both explorer.exe but view differently depending on how you open it.
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