Multiple choice technology testing

Connection string issued to every data base will remain constant, irrespective of the database. State true or false

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Connection strings vary significantly between different database systems and providers. Each database requires specific connection string parameters like provider name, data source path, authentication mode, and other database-specific settings.

AI explanation

False is correct. A connection string encodes the specific parameters needed to reach a particular database instance — server/host name or IP, port, database (catalog) name, and often the authentication credentials or driver. These values are inherently tied to where and how that specific database is hosted, so a connection string for one database will differ from another (different server, different DB name, different user). Only the general format/syntax of the connection string stays consistent across databases of the same type (e.g., all SQL Server connection strings follow a similar key=value pattern) — the actual values are never constant across databases. Hence the statement that it 'remains constant, irrespective of the database' is false.

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