The first set of the three permissions (rw) pertains to the owner of the file, indicating that the owner has A. executable permission only B. write and executable permissions C. both read and executable permissions. D. both read and write permissions E. None of the above

The correct answer is: C. both read and executable permissions.

The first set of the three permissions (rw) pertains to the owner of the file, indicating that the owner has both read and executable permissions.

• Read permission allows the owner to read the contents of the file.
• Write permission allows the owner to modify the contents of the file.
• Execute permission allows the owner to run the file as a program.

In this case, the owner has both read and executable permissions, which means they can read the contents of the file and run it as a program.