Question

A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is __________.

• A. Data element
• B. Elementary data item
• C. Data entry
• D. Database management

Answer 1

The correct option is B Elementary data item

A data item which is not broken down into smaller units is Elementary data item.

An elementary data item is a complete item that cannot be broken into separate parts. You can use elementary data items as host variables. Following is an example of an elementary data item: 01 MYSTR PIC X(26). You can use MYSTR as a host variable (: MYSTR ) because it is an elementary data item. In metadata, the term data element is an atomic unit of data that has precise meaning or precise semantics. A data element has: An identification such as a data element name. A clear data element definition. One or more representation terms.