The data in a database management system that identifies the names of tables, fields in each table, and the properties of each
of the fields, as well as which fields are primary and foreign keys, etc. is called ____________. a. data definitions
b. metadata
c. qualitative data
d. descriptive data
e. uberdata
By definition, Metadata describes other
data or data about other data. In simple terms, it provides context for data.
In DBMS, metadata defines attributes and data elements like data type, name,
size, and etcetera. It also defines data that could be about records and structures
like columns, length and fields.
