A ________ generally describes an entity. Group of answer choices record byte field file

A ________ generally describes an entity.
Group of answer choices
record
byte
field
file

Answer

• record
  Explanation:

• Data is organized into the following

1. Bits (characters)
   2. Fields
   3. Records
   4. Files
   5. Databases

• A record describes an entity. In this scenario, an entity refers to a person, place or event on which information is stored and maintained.
• Record contains fields, and each field describes an attribute of the entity

Reference
Introduction to Information Systems: Supporting and Transforming Business
By R. Kelly Rainer, Casey G. Cegielski, Ingrid Splettstoesser-Hogeterp, Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez page 73