Multiple choice technology databases

Transient data is which of the following?

  1. Data in which changes to existing records cause the previous version of the records to be eliminated

  2. Data in which changes to existing records do not cause the previous version of the records to be eliminated

  3. Data that are never altered or deleted once they have been added

  4. Data that are never deleted once they have been added
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Explanation

Transient data holds only the current state; any update or change to an existing record overwrites and eliminates the previous version. Periodic or historical data retains past versions, while persistent data is characterized by never being altered or deleted after addition.

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