Difference Absolute Name Relative Name Files Q37157495

What is the difference between absolute name and relative nameof files?

Answer

Absolute Name

1. It is used to address a specificfile/folder in the system, irrespective of the current workingdirectory.

2. It is always written as a full path(including Drive letter in a file system).

Relative Name

1. It is used to address a file/folderin the system with the reference of the current workingdirectory.

2. It is written, with the help ofreference.

Cases of example

Let’s say we have two disk partitions C, D.

   C
   |—-Documents/myfile.txt
   |—-Download/Sample
   |—-Pictures

D
|—-MyFolder/newfile.txt

   Our working directory is “C:Documents”.

   To access the file myfile.txt we can