KwickClips Databases and SQL · 43 sec · free
What is another word for a row?
Short answer. A tuple.
What is a column called?
An attribute.
Label the table
| Word | DBMS term |
|---|---|
| Table | Relation |
| Row | Tuple |
| Column | Attribute |
Remember
| Relation: table |
| Tuple: row |
| Attribute: column |
Your table has rows and columns. What does a database call them? Here are three new names. A table is a relation. A row is a tuple. A column is an attribute. Say them once more. Relation, table. Tuple, row. Attribute, column.
This clip is from the full lesson: The Relational Model: Relation, Tuple, Attribute, Domain, Degree and Cardinality — 6 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 10 Information Technology (402), CBSE Class 12 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Informatics Practices (065), CBSE Class 11 Information Technology (802)
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