Which of the following best represents the hierarchy of organization for information databases?
A) databanks, databases, records, words, or fields
B) databases, databanks, records, fields, words, or numbers
C) records, databanks, databases, fields, words, or numbers
D) fields, words or numbers, text in the fields, databanks, or databases
E) databanks, databases, records, fields, words, or numbers

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The hierarchy of organization for information databases is typically organized as follows: databanks (collections of related databases), databases (collections of related records), records (collections of related fields), fields (individual pieces of data), and words or numbers (individual characters or values within fields). Choice E represents this hierarchy correctly.

Which of the Following Best Represents the Hierarchy of Organization