File:
A File is defined as a set of related data or information that is being stored in secondary storage. A file is data file or a program file where former contains data and information in the form of alphanumeric, numeric or binary and latter containing the program code and can also be executed, is a program file.
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Folder:
It is used to contain many other folders and files. We can have any number of folders, and each folder can have different/numerous entries depending on the files created where each file has a position in a parent folder.
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Difference between File and Folder:
S.No. | Comparison | File | Folder |
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1. | Extensions | Files can have extensions. | Folders does not have any extensions. |
2. | Organizations | Serial, sequential, indexed sequential and direct file organizations. | Single directory per user and multiple directory per user organization. |
3. | Contain other same entity | No. | Yes. |
4. | Basic | Collection of data. | A place to store a group of related files and folders. |
5. | Space consumption | There is a specific size of a file. | Folder does not consume space in the memory. |
6. | Properties | It has Name, Extension, Date, Time, Length and Protection attributes. | It has Name, Date, Time and Protection attributes. |
7. | After Creation | After creation, We can open, save, rename, print, email and modify file content. | After creation, We can move, rename and delete folders. |
8. | Share on Network | We can not share file on network. | We can share folder on network. |