The File Organization

The File Organization

What is a File Organization?

File organization is a physical arrangement of data using storage devices such as magnetic tapes or discs, and organized in different ways and different methods of accessing its records.


Types of Files

• System Files, It is an operating system program where data files holds data that is related to applications software; such as memo you typed using word processing software.
-is used to start the computer system, and provides services. It controls software and files as you proceed. It creates a command that invokes the program name if you need to use the operating system files directly.
• Application Software Files, It is software needed for a specific application such as word processing. Data files uses applications supply input data, or use to store files you created.
• Data Files are the input data created in school or company; but most users deal with output data files mostly considered as personal data files on diskettes wherein the user has an exclusive control to use, to delete, or do what he wants.