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FC0-U61 · Question #119

Ann, a user, wishes to free space in her documents folder. Which of the following is the BEST characteristic to sort by in order to ensure that the most space is freed by deleting the least amount…

The correct answer is C. Size. To efficiently free up storage space by deleting the fewest files, a user should sort files by "Size" in descending order.

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Question

Ann, a user, wishes to free space in her documents folder. Which of the following is the BEST characteristic to sort by in order to ensure that the most space is freed by deleting the least amount of files?

Options

  • ADate modified
  • BFile path
  • CSize
  • DExtension

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    10% (5)
  • C
    82% (40)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

To efficiently free up storage space by deleting the fewest files, a user should sort files by "Size" in descending order.

ADate modified

Sorting by "Date modified" would show the most recently or least recently changed files, which does not directly help in identifying large files to delete for space-saving.

BFile path

Sorting by "File path" would organize files based on their location within the folder structure, which is irrelevant for freeing up space efficiently.

CSizeCorrect

Sorting files by "Size" allows Ann to quickly identify the largest files within her documents folder. By deleting the largest files, she can free up the most significant amount of space while potentially deleting fewer individual files compared to other sorting methods.

DExtension

Sorting by "Extension" groups files by type (e.g., .docx, .jpg), which does not inherently reveal their size for space-saving purposes.

Concept tested: File management and storage optimization

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/namespace-system-properties

Topics

#file management#disk space#sorting files

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