Perry tells Eamon that systems that interact with a database management system do not need to know about the underlying data structures used to store the physical data. As a result, a database administrator has the flexibility to change these underlying data structures without modifying the systems that use the data. What is the name of this feature of database management systems?
A)data scalability
B)data authorization
C)data flexibility
D)data independence

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This feature is called data independence, which allows for changes to be made to the underlying data structures without impacting the systems that use the data. This provides flexibility and scalability to the database management system. Option A refers to the ability of a database to handle larger amounts of data, while option B refers to controlling access to data. Option C is a general term and does not specifically describe this feature.

Perry Tells Eamon That Systems That Interact with a Database