Question

List the steps you would take to create folders/directories in different operating system environments.

Answer 1

Answer:

Various operating systems have different ways of creating folders or directories. Here are steps to create folders or directories in some of the most common operating systems.

Windows  

You can create a new folder in Windows by following the two different ways stated below.

These are the steps for creating a new folder through using the File menu.

Open the location where you want to create the new folder.

Then, select the File menu and click New.

Finally, select the Folder option.

These are the steps to create a folder using the right-click method.

Open any location where you want to save your new folder.

Right-click on any blank area of the screen.

This opens a menu. Select New from the menu.

Lastly, from the menu that opens after you select New, and click Folder.

MS-DOS

These are the steps to create directories in MS-DOS.

Click the Start menu.

Click All Programs and then select on Accessories.

Then, select Command Prompt.

Navigate to the location you want to save your new folder. For example, if you want to open the C drive, the command will be: C:

To create a new directory, type mkdir followed by the folder name of your choice. For example, if I want a folder named projects, I will enter the command, “mkdir projects”.

To create multiple new directories in the newly created directed directory, you can use the md MS-DOS command. For example, if you want to make sub-directories named project1, project2, and project three, your command will be md project1 project2 project3.

Mac OS X

There are three ways to create a new folder in the MAC OS X

These are the steps for creating a new folder through using the File menu.

Open any location where you want to save your new folder.

Afterwards, select the File menu and click New Folder

These are the steps to create a folder using the right-click method.

Open any location where you want to save your new folder.

Right-click on any blank area of the screen.

This option opens the folder menu. Select New Folder from the menu.

These are the steps to create directories in Terminal.

Open the Utilities folder. Start the Terminal program.

Navigate to the location where you want to save your new folder.

To create a new directory, type mkdir followed by the folder name of your choice. For example, if I want a folder named projects, I will enter the command, “mkdir projects”.

To create multiple new directories in the newly created directed directory, you can use the -p Terminal command. For example, if you want to make sub-directories named project1, project2, and project three, your command will be -p project1/project2/project3.

Linux

There two ways of creating a new folder in Linux.

These are the steps for creating a new folder using the right-click method.

First, open the file manager.

Then, proceed to the location where you want to save your new folder.

Next, right-click on a blank spot.

Finally, select Create New Folder from the drop down menu.

These are the steps for creating a new folder using Terminal.

Open Terminal by using the Ctrl+Alt+T combination of keys.

To create a new directory, type mkdir followed by the folder name of your choice. For example, if I want a folder named projects, I will enter the command, “mkdir projects”.

To create multiple new directories in the newly created directed directory, you can use the -p Terminal command. For example, if you want to make sub-directories named project1, project2, and project three, your command will be -p project1/project2/project3.

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Answer 2

In Linux we use the terminal to create files and folders.

To create a folder:

1. Open a terminal

2. Go to a directory where you want to create the folder

3. Use the change directory command to go to the directory.

4. Use the mkdir command to make a folder

To create a file:

1. Open a terminal

2. Go to a directory where you want to create a file.

3. use the touch command followed by the filename.

Example to create a directory:

mkdir foldername

Example to create a file:

touch file.txt