An operating system provides file management.
Define the term file management.
Mark scheme
Award one mark for any of the following up to a maximum of two marks:
- The part/function of the operating system (1)
- That manages/organises files (and folders) (1)
- On a storage device/disk (1)
- So files can be stored/found/retrieved (1)
Do not accept managing processes/peripherals/users as the whole definition.
Example answers and how they were marked
Full marks2/2
The function of the operating system that organises files and folders on a disk so they can be found and retrieved.
Why: Names the operating system function (1) and managing/organising files on a disk so they can be retrieved (1).
Some marks1/2
Organising files.
Why: Names managing/organising files (1), but does not name the operating system, storage location or retrieval.
No marks0/2
Managing the CPU and peripherals.
Why: Describes process and peripheral management, not file management.