FC0-U71 Applications and Software Practice Question
A user is trying to access a file located at 'C:\Users\John\Documents\report.docx'. This is an example of which type of file path?
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Absolute path
An absolute path starts from the root directory, specifying the full location.
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Symbolic link
Why it's wrong here
A symbolic link is a shortcut to another file.
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Relative path
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A relative path is relative to the current directory.
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Network path
Why it's wrong here
A network path would start with \\server\share.
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Absolute path
Why this is correct
The path starts with the drive letter and root.
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