What Is the Purpose of the PATH Environment Variable

question 50

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of the PATH environment variable?

• A) It allows the execution of commands without the need to know the location of the executable.
• B) It increases security by preventing commands from running in certain locations.
• C) It specifies the location of a user's home directory.
• D) It indicates the location of the default shell to be used when a user logs in.
• E) It contains the absolute path to the current directory.

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