Computer Science Illuminated
Computer Science Illuminated
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ISBN: 9781284155617
Author: Nell Dale, John Lewis
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 47E

a.

Program Plan Intro

Path:

To represent the path of the file, first identify the type of the environment in the operating system.

  • The path is a string or a sequence of characters separated by a forward or backward slash that contains the specified location of file.
  • The path can be represented in two ways,
    • Absolute path:
      • It specifies the path of the file step by step, from the root of the directory.
      • The path of the file starts from the root directory.
      • Absolute path names can be represented with a forward slash (/) or backward slash (\) based upon the type of operating system.
    • Relative path:
      • It specifies the name from the current working directory.
      • Relative path names can be represented with two dots (..) preceded by the forward (/) or backward slash (\)based upon the type of operating system.

The following diagram represents the directory tree structure in a windows environment.

Computer Science Illuminated, Chapter 11, Problem 47E

Explanation of Solution

b.

Absolute path for brooks.mp3 file:

From the above directory structure,

  • To specify an absolute path, the directories must be separated by a backward slash (\)and it starts from the root directory.
  • Here, the root directory starts with the C drive (C:\).
  • Under the root directory “C:\”, there are three parent directories such as

Explanation of Solution

c.

Absolute path for Program Files directory:

From the above directory structure,

  • To specify an absolute path; the directories must be separated by a backward slash (\) and it starts from the root directory.
  • Here, the root directory starts with the C drive (C:\)...

Explanation of Solution

d.

Absolute path for 3dMaze.scr file:

From the above directory structure,

  • To specify an absolute path; the directories must be separated by a backward slash (\) and it starts from the root directory.
  • Here, the root directory starts with the C drive (C:\).
  • Under the root directory “C:\”, there are three parent directories suc...

Explanation of Solution

e.

Absolute path for Powerpnt.exe file:

From the above directory structure,

  • To specify an absolute path, the directories must be separated by a backward slash (\) and it starts from the root directory.
  • Here, the root directory starts with the C drive (C:\).
  • Under the root directory “C:\”, there are three parent directories such as

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