COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Rows
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Fields
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Tables
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Columns (really column names) being referred to as field names (common for each row/record in the table). Then a field refers to a single storage location in a specific record (like a cell) to store one value (the field value).
Detailed explanation-2: -The columns in a table is a field and is also referred to as an attribute. You can also think of it this way: an attribute is used to define the record and a record contains a set of attributes.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Field. Key Points. Field. The columns in the tables are called fields. A field contains a specific piece of information within a record.