File management is one function of an operating system.
Describe what the operating system does to the folder structure when a file is moved to a different folder.
Mark scheme
Award up to two marks for a linked description such as:
- Updates/changes the location/path stored for the file (1) so the file can be found in its new folder/location (1)
- Removes the file's entry/reference from the old folder (1) so the file no longer appears/is listed there (1)
- Adds/creates an entry/reference for the file in the new folder (1) so the file appears/is listed in its new location (1)
- Updates the folder/directory listing/structure (1) to show the file's new location/path (1)
Do not accept descriptions of copying the file or leaving a duplicate in the old folder.
Do not accept deleting and recreating the file, or moving the file's data to a different physical location on the disk; the marks are for updating the folder/directory structure.
Example answers and how they were marked
It updates the location stored for the file so the file can be found in its new folder.
Why: Linked point (1) and development/outcome (1).
It removes the file's entry from the old folder.
Why: Creditworthy point (1) but no linked development.
It deletes the file from the old folder and saves it again in the new folder.
Why: Describes deleting and recreating the file, which the mark scheme does not accept.