Accountancy Part ADatabase Management System for Accounting

The term field as applied to the database table means:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 4

The correct answer is Option (4) → Vertical column of the table

A database table is made of rows and columns. Each row is a record (one account head, one party or one transaction), and each column is a field: one item of data, such as transaction date or party’s name, kept for every record. The book’s own exercise asks this question, and its answer key gives (a) Vertical column of the table.

Note: This question is from the pre-rationalised NCERT book. The topic is not there in the latest NCERT book (2026-27), but it is still in the CUET 2026 syllabus, so do not skip it.

NCERT (Pre-rationalised edition):
Summary – “… 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).”

NCERT (Pre-rationalised edition):
Multiple Choice Questions – “… 3. The term ‘field’ as applied to database table means: a. Vertical column of the table b. Size of the table c. Horizontal row of the table d. Name of the table.”

NCERT (Pre-rationalised edition):
Answer – “1. c. 2. d. 3. a.”