While there are thousands of specific file types, they can be boiled down into three primary categories:
The limitations were brutal. A physical could only be in one place at one time. If you misplaced a file , it was lost forever. Finding a single document in a file cabinet meant walking to the cabinet, opening a drawer, flipping past tabs, and pulling out a folder. This tactile reality laid the groundwork for how we think about digital information today. While there are thousands of specific file types,
Typically holds between 30 and 130 sheets of paper. 📝 3. Formal Action ("To File a Report") opening a drawer