How do you properly access the first element in an array variable named "fruit"?

Accessing the first element in an array utilizes zero-based indexing, which means the first element is located at index 0. Therefore, using "fruit[0]" correctly targets the first item in the "fruit" array.

In programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, and many others, arrays begin indexing from 0 instead of 1. As a result, "fruit[0]" is the appropriate syntax to retrieve the first element.

The other options presented do not adhere to the standard array indexing conventions. For example, "fruit[1]" would access the second element, while "[fruit]0" is not a valid syntax in any common programming language. "fruit_0" suggests a variable naming convention rather than accessing an element of the array and does not correspond to any array access method.