Until users have activated their accounts, what does their status show as?

• A. Needs to Activate
• B. Pending
• C. Inactive
• D. Closed

Answer: (B)

New user accounts that haven’t completed activation are shown as Pending. This label indicates the account exists in the system but the user still needs to finish the activation step before they can log in or access resources. It’s different from Inactive, which means access is disabled, or Closed, which means the account has been terminated. The Pending status specifically communicates that activation is the next action required by the user. Once activation is done, the status typically changes to Active.