A distributed _____ contains the description of the entire database as seen by the database administrator.
A) global index
B) data dictionary
C) global catalog
D) data thesaurus

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A data dictionary contains metadata about the database, including the structure of tables, columns, relationships between tables, and constraints. It is a centralized repository for managing database objects and their attributes. In a distributed database, a global data dictionary provides a unified view of the entire database as seen by the database administrator.

A Distributed _____ Contains the Description of the Entire Database