Question 134Asked in BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Computer Class 9-10

What happens if a piece of data is stored in two places in the db?

  1. AStorage space is wasted and changing the data in one spot will cause data inconsistency
  2. BChanging the data in one spot will cause data inconsistency
  3. CStorage space is wasted
  4. DMore than one of the above
  5. ENone of the above
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Correct answer: (A) Storage space is wasted and changing the data in one spot will cause data inconsistency

Explanation

Duplicate storage wastes space and, if one copy is changed, makes the copies inconsistent; option A states both.

From BPSC TRE 2.0 (2023) Computer Class 9-10 — Previous Year Paper

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