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AAttributes
BAptitudes
CAltitudes
DAmplitudes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Attributes
1. The rows of a relation are called tuples.
2. The columns carry a different name.
3. Rows and columns of a table are called tuples and attributes respectively.
4. So a column is an attribute.
_Source: syllabus Computer Science, Ch 8 'Database Concepts'_
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