There is a Windows directory path which identifies the location of a file named plan.pdf. The file is stored in a folder named project, which is stored under a folder named docs, which is stored under a folder named user, which is in the root folder.

Which of the following is the correct location of the plan.pdf file?
C:\user\docs\project\plan.pdf
plan.pdf/project/docs/user/root
root\user\docs\project\plan.pdf
C:-user-docs-project-plan.pdf

Question

There is a Windows directory path which identifies the location of a file named plan.pdf. The file is stored in a folder named project, which is stored under a folder named docs, which is stored under a folder named user, which is in the root folder.

Which of the following is the correct location of the plan.pdf file?
C:\user\docs\project\plan.pdf
plan.pdf/project/docs/user/root
root\user\docs\project\plan.pdf
C:-user-docs-project-plan.pdf

thomaster · Answer

different folders and files in a windows directory path are always separated by a backslash (\) so B and D are already eliminated. 

You cannot know for sure that C:\ is the root folder, even though it usually is.

Just root\ would be better as it is more variable.
That makes C the correct answer. The path always starts with the root, then the folders and at last the file.

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