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Q: When you drag a file when does a computer assume you want to copy a file or move a file?
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Is copy and paste same as drag and drop?

No. Drag and drop is when you drag a file then drop it into the destination folder. You have moved a file from one place to another. Copy and paste is when you copy a file then paste it into a different location. The original file still remains where it was, but there is how a copy of it elsewhere as well.


When you drag a file to a folder on the same storage device the file is?

copy and paste


When you take something off a computer with a flash drive is it gone from the computer?

If you click and drag the files into the flash-drive file, then yes. If you copy and paste the items onto the drive, then no.


Define Backing storage?

Storage which stores a copy of every file on the computer. Storage which stores every file copy in a computer.


What would a hard copy of a file created on a computer be?

A print out of the contents of the file on the computer. That is what the term "hard copy" normally refers to.


How can you save a Microsoft Excel to a CD?

This question is not clear, so I will present two answers: Entire Excel program - Copy the original CD to another CD. There is no reasonable way to copy the installed files from your computer to a CD. Individual Excel workbook files - Copy the file the same way you would copy any other file. Use whatever application is available on your computer to copy files to CD (perhaps even drag the file from Windows Explorer to the CD).


What happens when you drag a file or folder from one disk to another?

Where you drag from one folder to another on the same drive, Windows interprets this as a CUT/PASTE command and moves the file from one folder to the other. Where you drag a file to a folder on another drive, Windows interprets this as a COPY/PASTE command and creates a duplicate of the file in the target folder.


What do you do to when your computer says can not copy file because the disk is copy righted?

you simply can not copy it. the owner copyrights the file so you can not steal it.


How can you copy a song to your flash drive?

Mainly, drag the song from the program to your desktop (iTunes if on Mac). Then drag that file to your Flash Drive


How do you download Movies off the DVD to your computer?

Right click on the file, copy, and paste into a file on your computer


How do you get pics on computer?

get a camera and a usb cord and drag it on the pics file


Can you download music from your friends iTunes than can download music on your iTunes?

i think you mean copy, well if so you should try dragging the file to the desktop. Then plug your ipod into the computer, then you can drag the music file from the desktop to your ipod.