Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest?

  1. Character, file, record, field, database

  2. Character, record, field, file, database

  3. Character, field, record, file, database

  4. Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct hierarchy from smallest to largest is: character (smallest unit) → field (single attribute) → record (collection of fields about one entity) → file (collection of records) → database (collection of related files). This is the standard data organization hierarchy in database systems.

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