Copying, moving, and deleting files in Intro to Computing - Draw & Build Visually

Draw This - beginner

Draw a flowchart that shows the steps a computer takes to copy a file named 'report.txt' from the 'Documents' folder to the 'Backup' folder, then move a file named 'notes.txt' from 'Documents' to 'Archive', and finally delete a file named 'old_data.txt' from the 'Downloads' folder.

10 minutes

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Grading Criteria

Start and End symbols present

Process boxes used for each file operation

Arrows correctly show the flow from start to end

All three file operations (copy, move, delete) included

File names and folder names correctly labeled

Solution

  _______                 
 /       \                
|  Start  |               
 \_______/                
     |
     v
  ____________________________
 | Copy 'report.txt' from      |
 | 'Documents' to 'Backup'     |
 |____________________________|
     |
     v
  ____________________________
 | Move 'notes.txt' from       |
 | 'Documents' to 'Archive'    |
 |____________________________|
     |
     v
  ____________________________
 | Delete 'old_data.txt' from  |
 | 'Downloads' folder          |
 |____________________________|
     |
     v
  _______                 
 /       \                
|   End   |               
 \_______/                

This flowchart starts with the Start symbol. The first step is to copy the file 'report.txt' from the 'Documents' folder to the 'Backup' folder, shown as a process box. Next, it moves the file 'notes.txt' from 'Documents' to 'Archive'. Then, it deletes the file 'old_data.txt' from the 'Downloads' folder. Each step is connected by arrows showing the order of actions. Finally, the flowchart ends with the End symbol.

This shows the sequence of file operations clearly and simply, just like following a recipe step-by-step.

Variations - 2 Challenges

[intermediate] Draw a flowchart to copy two files, 'image1.png' and 'image2.png', from 'Pictures' to 'Backup', then delete 'temp.txt' from 'Downloads'.

[advanced] Draw a flowchart to move a file 'project.docx' from 'Work' to 'Archive', then copy 'summary.pdf' from 'Work' to 'Backup', and finally delete 'draft.docx' from 'Work'.