Multiple choice technology databases

WHICH FIELD IS USED TO IDENTIFY THE OCCURENCE OF THE SEGMENT?

  1. SEARCH FIELD

  2. KEY FIELD

  3. BOTH

  4. NONE

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B Correct answer
Explanation

In IMS DB, the KEY FIELD uniquely identifies each occurrence of a segment within its parent. Search fields are used for searching but don't uniquely identify segment occurrences. The key field is the primary identifier for segment instances.