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 * 21st CenturySkills/Learning Targets
 * Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information
 * Use digital technologies, communication/networking tools and social networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information to successfully function in a knowledge economy
 * Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information technologies
 * **NETS Standard**

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** What is a File? ** **Files** are collections of information. In fact, almost all of the information stored in a computer is stored in a file. There are many different types of files, including operating system files, program files, and your own files. Different types of files store different types of information. Each file is given a **filename** and has a three-letter **filename extension** that identifies the file type. (The filename and filename extension are separated by a period.) For example, a document created using WordPad might have the file name, **letter to John.doc**.

Some common file name extensions are:
**Complete list of File Types** : Link
 * **doc**: Word or WordPad document
 * **txt**: Notepad text file
 * **eml**: Email file
 * **xls**: Excel spreadsheet
 * **htm or html**: HTML file (web page)
 * **ppt** : PowerPoint presentation
 * **mbd**: Access database
 * **jpeg or jpg**: picture file or image file.
 * List of Common File Types organized by file format. Link