When you query ExtTable by using an Azure Synapse Analytics serverless SQL pool, which files are returned?

You have files and folders in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 for an Azure Synapse workspace as shown in the following exhibit.

You create an external table named ExtTable that has LOCATION=’/topfolder/’.

When you query ExtTable by using an Azure Synapse Analytics serverless SQL pool, which files are returned?
A . File2.csv and File3.csv only
B . File1.csv and File4.csv only
C . File1.csv, File2.csv, File3.csv, and File4.csv
D . File1.csv only

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Answer: B

Explanation:

To run a T-SQL query over a set of files within a folder or set of folders while treating them as a single entity or rowset, provide a path to a folder or a pattern (using wildcards) over a set of files or folders.

Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/synapse-analytics/sql/query-data-storage#query-multiple-files-or-folders