There is a commonly accepted shorthand representation to show the structure of a relational database: After the name of the table,all the columns in the table are listed within a set of ____.

A) square brackets
B) ​parentheses
C) back slashes
D) ​curly braces



Answer :

After the name of the table, all the columns in the table are listed within a set of parentheses. This shorthand representation is commonly known as the "Entity-Relationship (ER) Diagram" notation. In an ER diagram, the table name is written at the top, and the columns are listed within parentheses below the table name. Each column is represented by its name and data type. So, the correct answer is B) parentheses.