A company's database contains three types of records: vendors, parts, and purchasing.The vendor records include the vendor number, name, address, and terms.The parts records include part numbers, name, description, and warehouse location.Purchasing records include purchase numbers, vendor numbers (which reference the vendor record), part numbers (which reference the parts record), and quantity .What structure of database is being used?
A)Network
B)Hierarchical
C)Relational
D)Sequential

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The structure of the database described in the scenario is a relational database, as it uses tables with relationships between them (e.g. the vendor number on the purchasing record references the vendor record). This is different from a network or hierarchical database, which have more complex structures, and a sequential database, which is a basic, linear list.

A Company's Database Contains Three Types of Records: Vendors, Parts