Perry Tells Eamon That Systems That Interact with a Database

question 111

Multiple Choice

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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