Computer Science / Unit 6 CS 0318 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Directory
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The idea
A directory is a set of files managed by the operating system, holding attributes, location, and ownership as name-address pairs — an address can name another directory, so hierarchy comes free.
In practice
Folders inside folders on a drive are the pairs nesting.
Where people slip
A directory is data about files, stored like a file.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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