If a computer's file organization attributes include encryption and compression, what term describes these properties?

• A. Filesystem characteristics
• B. File management
• C. Directory structure
• D. Metadata

Answer: (A)

Encryption and compression describe the capabilities of the file system itself—the properties that define how data is stored and protected. They aren’t about how files are managed or the way folders are arranged, and they aren’t merely information about individual files. So these describe filesystem characteristics. Metadata covers data about files (like timestamps, size, permissions) rather than the storage features of the system, so it’s a different concept.