Give a File a Useful Name
Use the name whose described content matches the task, and avoid unnecessary personal details.
About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; answers may also be spoken or typed.
- All cases, labels, numbers and rules are supplied on this page. No real account, private information or purchase is needed.
Learn the idea
A file name helps people recognize saved work. A clear name describes its content; a name such as new-new does not. Names should avoid private information. In the supplied file list, labels describe pretend pictures and recordings so the learner can choose a file without opening every one.
Use the name whose described content matches the task, and avoid unnecessary personal details. A name can be misleading; use the supplied content note as well.
Use this supplied case: Request a drawn garden; notes say garden-drawing is a garden. Which file fits the request? Use the details in this example. An adult may read the words aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.
- Follow the worked example one step at a time. Say or draw what happens.
- Use the name whose described content matches the task, and avoid unnecessary personal details.
- Say which detail makes the example answer fit. Pick another answer and say why it does not fit.
- Try the question and practice questions. Read the rule again if your answer does not match the explanation.
See the method in action
Request a drawn garden; notes say garden-drawing is a garden. Which file fits the request? The supported answer is garden-drawing. Use the name whose described content matches the task, and avoid unnecessary personal details. A name can be misleading; use the supplied content note as well. The supplied facts, rather than an assumed real-world detail, determine this paper case. Compare the recorded action or value with the stated rule before choosing an answer.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Use the name whose described content matches the task, and avoid unnecessary personal details.
- A name can be misleading; use the supplied content note as well.
See the answer and explanation
story-audio
The supplied case states: Request a recorded story; notes say story-audio is spoken. Which file fits the request? Under the stated distinction, this identifies story-audio. A file name helps people recognize saved work. A clear name describes its content; a name such as new-new does not. Names should avoid private information. In the supplied file list, labels describe pretend pictures and recordings so the learner can choose a file without opening every one. Use the name whose described content matches the task, and avoid unnecessary personal details.
Take it further
Invent two clear nonprivate file names for a map drawing and a spoken poem. Criteria: names distinguish content without addresses or personal information.
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More practice: try new cases
Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.
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