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What is a view?

  1. A view is a special stored procedure executed when certain event occurs.

  2. A view is a database diagram.

  3. A view is a virtual table which results of executing a pre-compiled query. A view is not part of the physical database schema, while the regular tables are

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

A view is a virtual table in a database whose contents are defined by a stored query. It does not store physical data itself in the schema like regular tables do, but instead runs its underlying query when accessed.

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