Directory structure

Imagine you have a big toy box with different sections to keep your toys organized. This is similar to a computer's directory structure.

A directory structure is like a toy box with different sections or folders to keep files and programs organized on your computer.

Just like putting your favorite toy in the toy box section for the cars, you can save your favorite music file in the music folder.

The main or top section of your toy box is like the “root directory” on your computer. It's the starting point that leads to all the other folders and files.

Under the root directory, there might be other folders, like “Documents” or “Pictures” that you can use to store different types of files.

Inside these folders, you can have more folders to categorize things even further. For example, you can have a “School Work” folder inside the “Documents” folder to organize all your school-related files.

So, just like how you organize your toy box, you can use directories to organize and find files on your computer.