Question

Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .

Answer 1

Hi friend, Here is the required answer:-

Because it contains a description of its own structure, a Database is considered to be self describing.

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Answer 2

Complete question:

Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .

A. described

B. metadata compatible

C. self-describing

D. an application program

Answer:

Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be C. self-describing.

Explanation for the answer:

• A database is called as "self-describing" because it contains a description of itself or of its own.
• It not only contains the database itself, but also consists of metadata which is used to define and describe the data and relationships between tables in the database.
• This information is used by the DBMS software or database users if needed.
• Hence, the correct answer among all the options is option C. self-describing.

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