In a database, what are tables and fields?

• A. A single file that contains all application code.
• B. A data structure that only holds keys.
• C. An organized collection of data; tables store data in rows (records) and columns (fields).
• D. A log file with system events.

Answer: (C)

In a database, tables are an organized collection of data arranged in rows and columns. Each row is a single record, and each column is a field that holds a specific attribute of those records. This structure lets you store related information together and run queries to search, filter, or relate data across tables. For example, a Students table might have fields like StudentID, Name, and Email, with each row representing a different student. Other descriptions don’t fit because a file containing all application code is a software file rather than a data table; a data structure that only holds keys isn’t how tables are defined (tables store multiple fields per record); and a log file with system events is not a table of structured data.