performance easy Apply file-ops 2 points

Question 16. CSCD240-E1-A

Copy report.txt from current dir into subdirectory archive.

Work the drill

Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.

Ideal answer

cp report.txt archive/

Acceptable alternatives: ["cp report.txt archive", "cp report.txt ./archive/"]

Misconception bank

Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.

mv report.txt archive/

Misconception. mv deletes the source — not a copy.

Remedy. Distinguish cp (copy) vs mv (move).

Authority mappings

Hover any chip for the mapping justification; click to open the authority record.

DCWF roles: IT-451 System Administrator

DCWF tasks: T0418

KU outcomes: CD-OSC-O2

O*NET tasks: SOC 15-1244.00: task 1 SOC 15-1244.00: task 2

NCAE errors: SMB Read / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno .SMB Write / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno.SMB Read / partial: SMB operation failed: Failed .SMB Write / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno.SMB Read / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno .SMB Write / failure: SMB connection failed: proto.

Course-artifact links

Lectures

CSCD240-S26-L02. Shell basics, navigation, file type identification, which

Lab questions

CSCD240-S26-LAB1: Copy a file with cp, rename it with mv, delete it with rm.

CTF challenges

00 Navigation & Files: Clone Wars