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OCR: 206 SECTION c CHAPTER 4 Do have to remember whereI put each file? Your computer's operating system maintains a list of files called a directory for each storage disk tape CD DVD or USB flash drive. The main directory is referred to as the root directory. On a PC, the root directory is identified by the device letter followed by backslash. For example the root directory of the hard disk would be C\A root directory can be subdivided into smaller lists Each list is called subdirectory What is folder? When you use Windows, Mac os ora Linux graphi- cal file manager, each subdirectory is depicted as folder. Folders help you envision your files as 11 f they were stored in a filing cabinet. Each folder can hold related items, for example set of documents, sound clips, finan- cial data, or photos f ...