COPY,CUT AND PASTE

COPY,CUT AND PASTE COMMAND

All the operating system supports copy ,cut and paste command. This is the basic and common command of computer.You can use this command through keyboard and mouse both.
Windows has a features called windows clipboard.clipboard use to store information in memory for temporarily and retrieve information from it in future.


Copy,cut and paste function perform through clipboard . For storing data in memory clipboard is used i.e. process of placing data into clipboard is termed as copying or cutting.And the process of retrieving that data from that clipboard is termed as pasting.
Paste is essential command for copy and cut.user can use copy or cut command and for dragging paste command is used.paste method place data from one location to another.Data is stored in clipboard till user does not paste it.without pasting if computer is restart or shutdown then clipboard loose its stored data i.e. data is erased.Hence, clipboard refer as volatile in nature.
Copy is just like the carbon copy process.clipboard store the data after user copy the data from desired location or file.copy provide clipboard the same data as stored in the file and also the data keep stored in file too.It is mainly use to keep the same file at different location.

Cut is the method of removing but it does not mean to destroy.cut is same as copy method but after cutting process desired location does not hold the data.After cutting method the file lost it data and clipboard store the data and through paste method we can store this data according to our desired location.cut is mainly used to remove duplicacy of data.

Method To perform copy,cut and paste

Before copy or cut process the desire file must be highlighted. file can be text,audio,video etc. User can cut or copy the multiple file by highlight multiple file.

Copy Method
oMouse: Right click on the highlighted file and choose COPY option.
oKeyboard: After highlighted the text ,press control and C button together(ctrl + C).
oEdit: click on edit and then click on COPY option.



Cut Method
oMouse: : Right click on the highlighted file and choose CUT option.
oKeyboard: After highlighted the text ,press control and X button together(ctrl + X).
oEdit: click on edit and then click on CUT option.



Paste Method
oMouse: : Right click on the highlighted file and choose PASTE option.
oKeyboard: After highlighted the text ,press control and V button together(ctrl + V).
oEdit: click on edit and then click on PASTE option.