Which term describes the part of an operating system that controls where items are stored on a disk, keeps a record of their locations and makes sure none overwrite another?
File management
What is meant by a file path?
The route from the root folder through each sub-folder to reach a particular file
What is the name for the folder at the top of a drive, from which all other folders branch?
Root directory
What is meant by a hierarchical structure when files are stored?
Folders are arranged in a tree with a root at the top and sub-folders branching beneath it
Which term describes changing where a file is stored so that it is no longer kept in its original folder?
Moving a file
Which file management feature is used when a user chooses a name for a file so that it can be identified later?
Naming files
A student writes a report in a word processor and stores it on the disk so that it can be opened again later. Which file management feature has been used?
Saving files
A folder called Photos is stored inside a folder called Holiday. What is Photos an example of?
A sub-directory
A file called notes.txt is stored in a folder called Science, which is inside a folder called School. Which path is correct?
School/Science/notes.txt
Why does the operating system keep a record of where each file is stored on a disk?
So the file can be found and opened again
A student creates a folder called English and puts each of their essays into it so that all their English work is kept together. Which file management feature are they using?
Allocating files to folders
In a hierarchical file system, what can a folder contain?
Files and other folders
A student saves a new report in a word processor. What manages where the file is written on the disk?
The operating system
A student wants to keep the original file in its folder and also have an extra version of it in another folder. Which file management feature should they use?
Copying the file
A student keeps hundreds of files together in a single folder. Why does putting the files into folders make them easier to work with?
Related files are grouped together so they can be found more quickly
A student no longer needs the first draft of an essay and wants it removed from the disk completely. Which file management feature should they use?
Deleting the file
A folder called Albums is stored inside a folder called Music. What is Music in relation to Albums?
Its parent directory
A student moves a file from the folder Archive into the folder Projects. What happens to the file's path?
It changes because the file is now stored in a different folder
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