Multiple choice general knowledge

What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?

  1. Report

  2. Field

  3. Record

  4. File
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Explanation

In database terminology, a field represents a single attribute or category of data, similar to a column in a spreadsheet. Each field contains the same type of information across all records - for example, a 'Phone Number' field would only contain telephone number data, while a record is a complete set of all fields for one entry.

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