When a file is deleted by Windows Explorer or through the MS-DOS delete command, the operating system inserts _______________ in the first letter position of the filename in the FAT database.

The correct answer is D. The lowercase Greek Letter Sigma (s). When a file is deleted, the first byte is replaced with 0xE5 to marked the file as deleted or erased, and is the same for FAT12/16/32. An 0xE5 translates also to a ASCII 229, a "O" with a tilde. is "the lowercase Greek Letter Epsilon, and Ascii code 243 is Lower case Greek…

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AA Capital X
BA Blank Space
CThe Underscore Symbol
DThe lowercase Greek Letter Sigma (s)

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When a file is deleted, the first byte is replaced with 0xE5 to marked the file as deleted or erased, and is the same for FAT12/16/32. An 0xE5 translates also to a ASCII 229, a "O" with a tilde. is "the lowercase Greek Letter Epsilon, and Ascii code 243 is Lower case Greek Letter Sigma. So, although D looks like the correct answer here, it may require more understanding of the underlying intent of the question.

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