What term describes a single data value?

• A. Datum
• B. Record
• C. Row
• D. Field

Answer: (A)

The term describes a single data value is datum. In databases, a field is a column that defines the type of data, and a row (or record) is a complete set of field values for one entity. A single cell in that table—the value found in a specific field for a specific row—is a datum. So while a row or a field refers to larger structures, the exact one-value unit stored in a cell is called a datum.