FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

WHAT IS DATABASE MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
COLUMNS ARE CALLED
A
FIELDS
B
RECORDS
C
FILES
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The word ‘field’ is normally used interchangeably with ‘column’. However, database perfectionists tend to favor using ‘field’ to signify a specific cell of a given row.

Detailed explanation-2: -A column is also referred to as an attribute. Each row would then offer a data value for each column, resulting in a single structured data value.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Field. The columns in the tables are called fields.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fields and columns are different, a field is the intersection of a row and a column. i.e. if your table has 10 rows and 10 columns, it has 100 fields. When you create a table using DDL statements, you define columns (metadata).

Detailed explanation-5: -Fields are the components that provide structure for a table. You can’t have a table without fields. For instance, you can create an empty table that has fields defined but no rows (records). In databases, fields are used to maintain relationships between tables.

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