What is the difference between an absolute path and a relative path?

Correct answer: An absolute path gives the complete route from the root while a relative path gives the route from the current location

The governing concept is path reference. An absolute path starts at a fixed root or drive location and gives the complete route, such as a drive followed by folders and a filename. A relative path starts from the current working folder, so the same path can refer to different files when the starting location changes. Option C correctly states this distinction; the other choices confuse paths with size, internet addresses, or file type.