- In our computers, we use and talk about files all the time. But what is a file? Write a technical definition of a computer file.
A computer file is a named collection of information stored on a disk. Application programs and documents are examples of files. You are able to make a file when you create information (such as text or graphics) using a program, give the creation a name and save it on a disk.
2. What is an array? Find out how to access data that is stored in an array.
An array is a type of data structure consisting of a group of elements that are accessed by indexing. Some programming languages support the array data structure which generalises operations and functions to work transparently over arrays as they do with scalars or other data structures.