COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Objects that represent something in the real world and can be distinguished from one another (unique) are called____
A
Files
B
Tuple
C
Entity
D
Column
E
Attribute
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In simple words, an entity that has a physical existence in the real world is called a tangible entity. For example, in a database, a table represents a tangible entity because it contains a physical object that we can see and touch in the real world.

Detailed explanation-2: -An entity may be concrete (a person or a book, for example) or abstract (like a holiday or a concept). An entity set is a set of entities of the same type (e.g., all persons having an account at a bank). Entity sets need not be disjoint.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of an entity are a single person, single product, or single organization. Entity type. A person, organization, object type, or concept about which information is stored.

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