Case 17-1 Robert, the manager of a small-scale software firm, uses Microsoft Access 2016 to store employee details. He maintains the database and updates it as the details change. Robert retrieves the stored details as and when required using Access.
Robert adds a new column in the database to include each employee's strength. The new column added by Robert to include a characteristic of each employee is an example of a _____.
A)field
B)form
C)record
D)query

Question

Case 17-1 Robert, the manager of a small-scale software firm, uses Microsoft Access 2016 to store employee details. He maintains the database and updates it as the details change. Robert retrieves the stored details as and when required using Access. ​
Robert adds a new column in the database to include each employee's strength. The new column added by Robert to include a characteristic of each employee is an example of a _____.
A)field
B)form
C)record
D)query

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In database terminology, a column represents a field, which is a specific piece of data stored for each record. In this case, adding a new column for employee strength adds a new field to the database.

Case 17-1 Robert, the Manager of a Small-Scale Software Firm