Multiple choice

Which of the following places the common data elements in order, from smallest to largest?

  1. Character, file, record, field, database

  2. Character, record, field, database, file

  3. Character, field, record, file, database

  4. Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database,

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Data hierarchy proceeds from smallest to largest: a character is the smallest unit, characters form a field (single data item), fields combine to make a record (complete set of related fields), records are stored in files, and files organize into databases. This is the fundamental organization structure in database systems.

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