Labels:book | chat room | daily | hakham | sky OCR: OPERATING SYSTEMS AND FILE MANAGEMENT 205 Why are certain characters not allowed in a file name? If an operating system attaches special significance to symbol, you might not be able to use t in a file name For example, Windows uses the colon : character to separate the device letter from file name or folder, in C:Music file name that contains colon, such as Report: :2010, is not valid because the operating system would become confused about how to interpret the colon. When you use Windows applications, avoid using the symbols and in file names What are reserved words? Some operating systems also contain list Of reserved words that are used as commands or special identifiers. You cannot use these words alone as file name. You can, however, use these words as part of a longer file name For ...
