When a file or folder is selected, the path to the folder displays in the content pane.
Finding Your Way Around Your ComputerYou view all the drives, folders, and files that are part of your computer’s storage system, as well as those on any computers you are connected to through a network, in Windows Explorer. Show
You can start Windows Explorer in several ways; for example, you can:
You can navigate through the folder hierarchy on each drive, displaying the contents of folders within folders until you find the file you want. This navigation process is called browsing. However, you don’t have to browse to find the programs, tools, and information you need in your daily work. You don’t even have to know precisely where things are stored, because Windows 7 provides a system of links that you can use to navigate directly to its settings and tools, to programs, and to certain classes of information. You have already seen evidence of this link system with the icons on the desktop and the links on the Start menu, but links are also used in other key components of Windows 7, which we will explore here and in other topics of this book. To explore your computer’s storage system, you can use the Computer window as a convenient entry point. The devices represented in the Computer window are divided into groups. Internal hard disk drives (those physically installed in your computer) and external hard disk drives (those connected to your computer by a cable) are shown first, followed by internal removable storage drives (floppy disk, CD, and DVD drives) and external removable storage devices (such as USB flash drives), and then storage locations you access through a network connection. For each drive or device, the total storage space and available storage space are given, both as actual measurements and visually as a colored progress bar. The length of the progress bar indicates the portion of the total storage space that is in use. The default bar color is aqua; when less than 10 percent of the storage space on a disk or device remains available, the bar color changes to red. In this exercise, you’ll explore the storage structure of your computer and learn diff erent ways of getting to the information stored on your computer.
Which pane displays files and folders of selected folder?File Explorer screen The File Explorer screen is divided vertically into two parts or panes: the left pane and the right pane. The left pane displays disk drives and folders in a hierarchical order. The right pane displays the contents of the folder/drive that is selected on the left pane.
Which pane displays the contents of selected files?The File List pane displays the contents of the currently selected folder, the results of your latest search, or the files and folders that match your selective browsing criteria. The File List pane is always visible, and cannot be hidden or closed.
When Windows Explorer is loaded which pane displays the contents of the selected folder?The Contents Pane (the center pane) displays the contents of the selected folder. Selecting a file in the contains pane will display a preview of the file in the preview pane as well as more detailed information such as the date created in the details pane.
What is displayed in the content pane of the computer window for each hard disk drive?In the Content pane of the Computer window, icons identify each drive or device type. The Content pane of your Computer window will display the number and types of drives your computer can access and will probably not be identical to the pane shown here.
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