Computing abbreviations: Expand DB. In software and information systems, the abbreviation DB is commonly used to refer to what? Choose the correct expansion.

Q: Computing abbreviations: Expand DB. In software and information systems, the abbreviation DB is commonly used to refer to what? Choose the correct expansion.

Given Acronym: DB in computing context. Concept/Approach DB overwhelmingly refers to a database, i.e., an organized collection of data accessed electronically. Final Answer Database.

Difficulty: Easy

Data Bus
Debug Build
Database
Distributed Block

Correct Answer: Database

Explanation:

Given
Acronym: DB in computing context.

Concept/Approach
DB overwhelmingly refers to a database, i.e., an organized collection of data accessed electronically.

Final Answer
Database.

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