220-1002 · Question #259
A folder is displayed in green in the tree of the local hard drive. Which of the following would describe what type of folder this is?
The correct answer is C. EFS. Windows Explorer uses color coding in the file/folder tree to indicate special attributes. Green text indicates the folder is encrypted using EFS (Encrypting File System), a Windows NTFS feature that encrypts data at the file system level using the logged-in user's certificate…
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A folder is displayed in green in the tree of the local hard drive. Which of the following would describe what type of folder this is?
Options
- ACompressed
- BPII
- CEFS
- DHidden
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A4% (1)
- C92% (22)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
Windows Explorer uses color coding in the file/folder tree to indicate special attributes. Green text indicates the folder is encrypted using EFS (Encrypting File System), a Windows NTFS feature that encrypts data at the file system level using the logged-in user's certificate. Blue text indicates NTFS compression (not encryption). This is a common CompTIA A+ distinction: blue = compressed, green = EFS encrypted. Hidden folders (D) are not displayed at all by default (or shown as faded/ghosted when 'show hidden files' is enabled). PII (B) is a data classification concept, not a Windows display attribute.
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