A file may become corrupted and cannot be opened.
State the purpose of file repair software.
Mark scheme
Award one mark for any of the following:
- To repair/recover corrupted/damaged files so they can be opened/used again (1)
- To recover as much of the data as possible from a damaged file (1)
- To reconstruct parts of a damaged file (1)
Allow "to fix corrupted files".
Do not accept "to repair the hard disk" (disk repair).
Do not accept "to recover deleted files" (file repair recovers corrupted/damaged files, not deleted ones).
Example answers and how they were marked
Full marks1/1
To repair corrupted files so they can be opened again.
Why: Repair corrupted files so they can be used again (1).
No marks0/1
To repair the hard disk.
Why: Hard disk repair is not file repair; the scheme says not to accept it.
No marks0/1
To recover files that have been deleted.
Why: Recovering deleted files is not file repair; the scheme says not to accept it.