File Types
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Every application on a Windows\Mac\Android device has applications to work with different files.
For example we can use Adobe photoshop to work on photos We can use windows media player to open movie files. We call these applications tools. Task: Competitive Brain Storm
In your one note try to list as many apps that you can that open these sorts of files. It doesn't matter if they are installed on the school computers or on your phone. 
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It knows
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Somehow, Whenever you open a file on your computer it knows what type of program to use.
e.g. If I open a picture file... it knows to open it in windows picture viewer. Class Activity. Think Pair Share Think about the following two questions: "How does the computer know what application to use in order to open it?" "Can you change which application to use when you open it?" Share your answers with someone next to you Share with the class. |
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File Extensions
Documents use file extensions in order to determine what type of file it is.
To enable file extensions in windows you must click the following in explorer:
To enable file extensions in windows you must click the following in explorer:
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Task: Answer these three questions in your one note:
What is the difference between these two photos?
What is a file extension (one sentence)?
Why is it that some file extensions show in the left picture and the right picture?
What is the difference between these two photos?
What is a file extension (one sentence)?
Why is it that some file extensions show in the left picture and the right picture?
What are the file types?
Task: In onenote fill in this table with file extensions and file types
Use Google or AI to help you get the answers
Use Google or AI to help you get the answers
Add File Extensions for Mr Tyler
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Mr Tyler has mixed up his files,
Help him recover the files by adding the correct extension. If the extension is correct it will open Task: Download the zip folder extract it and then add extensions so that the files will open. The file is below, take a screenshot of the files when done. 
Take a screenshot of the files and put it into one note.
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