The Expression ^{str1 < Str 2} is True When

Multiple Choice

The expression ^{str1 < str 2} is true when

A) the string object ^str1 precedes the string ^{str 2} in alphabetic order.
B) the length of the string ^str1 is less than the length of the string ^str2.
C) the string ^str1 converted to numeric form is less than the string ^str2 converted to numeric form.
D) the C- string ^"str1" precedes the C- string ^"str2" in alphabetic order.
E) None of the above