Final answer:
The metadata file in question, when using UTF-8 encoding, can be displayed in either binary or text format, with the ability to convert between hexadecimal and decimal representations.
Step-by-step explanation:
If the metadata file uses an encoding (e.g. UTF-8), you can also choose to display the file in binary or text format, switching from hexadecimal to decimal. The correct answer is A) Encoding, UTF-8, binary, text, hexadecimal, decimal. This means that if a metadata file is encoded with UTF-8, you can view it as text or you can view its binary representation in formats such as hexadecimal or decimal.