Question

A column in a table is called a ………. and a row in a table is called a …………​

Answer 1

A column in a table is called an attribute and a row in a table is called a tuple.

• A database is usually a collection of data.

• Data can be stored in the form of rows, columns in an organized way to store important data and access the data usually in the future.

• In a relational database, each row in a table which is also known as a tuple represents a set of related data, and every tuple has the same structure.
• For an example of a tuple, in a table that represents schools, each row or tuple would represent a single school name.

• A column or an attribute is usually defined as a set of important data values of a particular type, one value for each row of the relational database.
• For example, a database that represents a student's guardian's information might have the following columns: Guardian's Name, Occupation, Annual Income, Age, etc.