Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Accountancy Part A

Chapter

Database Management System for Accounting

Question:

The term 'record' as applied to a database table mean:

Options:

Name of the table

Horizontal row of the table

Size of the table

Vertical column of the table

Correct Answer:

Horizontal row of the table

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Horizontal row of the table.

The term 'record' as applied to a database table mean Horizontal row of the table.

In DBMS, data is organised in tables (similar to a file). A table has a number of rows (or records) and columns (or fields or attributes). Each row contains a record of information, for example of an account head or a party or a transaction as per the need. The information in a row consists of a sequence of columns or attributes, such as transaction number, transaction date, etc, or it could be party’s name, party’s address, etc.