Albert creates a relational database to store employee performance statistics. He stores each employee's data in independent rows and creates a column named "Employee Number" to assign unique numbers to each employee. The "Employee Number" column is referred to as a ________.
A)primary key
B)key attribute
C)foreign key
D)functionally dependent record

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A primary key is a unique identifier for each record in a relational database table. In this case, the "Employee Number" column is used to assign unique numbers to each employee, making it an appropriate choice for a primary key.

Albert Creates a Relational Database to Store Employee Performance Statistics