Multiple choice technology databases

In a library catalogue database, each record represents:

  1. one book, journal, video, CD, etc.

  2. one author

  3. one subject

  4. all of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In a library catalogue database, each record typically represents one bibliographic item (book, journal, video, CD, etc.). While a record CONTAINS information about the author(s) and subject(s), it doesn't represent the author or subject themselves - those would be in separate tables in a normalized database. 'All of the above' is incorrect because a single record doesn't represent an author or subject.

AI explanation

To answer this question, you need to understand the purpose and structure of a library catalogue database.

A library catalogue database is used to organize and provide access to the items in a library's collection. Each record in the database represents one item in the collection, such as a book, journal, video, CD, etc. Therefore, the correct answer is A) one book, journal, video, CD, etc.

Option B) one author is incorrect because the database may contain multiple records for different books written by the same author.

Option C) one subject is incorrect because the database may contain multiple records for different items on the same subject.

Option D) all of the above is incorrect because the database focuses on individual items rather than grouping them by authors or subjects.

Therefore, the correct answer is A) one book, journal, video, CD, etc.

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