Which statement about copying vs moving a file on the same drive is true?

• A. Copy creates a new file
• B. Copy deletes the original
• C. Move moves the existing file
• D. Move changes the file name

Answer: (C)

Moving a file on the same drive is a metadata change: the system updates the path referring to the file, but the actual data blocks stay the same. This means you end up with the same file contents, just located in a different folder—the file itself is moved, not duplicated.

Copying, in contrast, creates a new file with its own storage blocks that hold the same data, leaving the original untouched.

So the true statement is that moving relocates the existing file. The other options either describe copying (creating a new file) or describe behavior that doesn’t match moving on the same drive (deleting the original or changing the file name).