Directories and Subdirectories, ContinuedSubdirectoriesSubdirectories or folders are files that have specific purposes or relationships.or foldersSubdirectories can contain anything and may become very large. Usesubdirectories when several people use one computer and need to keepseparate data files. Subdirectories are also used to keep different types ofdocuments together or to separate files by commands.Figure 8-20 shows how subdirectories or folders of specific data form ahierarchal system called a directory tree.Figure 8-20.—Directory trees.Continued on next page8-31
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