Question

What is an Instance of a Database?

(a) The logical design of the database system

(b) The entire set of attributes of the Database put together in a single relation

(c) The state of the database system at any given point of time

(d) The initial values inserted into the Database immediately after its creation

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I'm obligated to ask this question of Introduction to the Relational Model in section Introduction to Relational Model and Sql of RDBMS

Answer 1

Correct answer is (c) The state of the database system at any given point of time

Explanation: The state of the database system at any given point of time is called as an Instance of the database.