A student's monthly fee changes, we must record the change in multiple records of the student enrolled in my course. Which type of anomaly exists in this situation
Correct answer: C. Modification anomaly
- A. Insertion anomaly
- B. Deletion anomaly
- C. Modification anomaly
- D. Updating anomaly
Explanation
A modification anomaly occurs when modifying a single record requires changes to multiple records in a database. In this scenario, a student's monthly fee change requires updating multiple records where the student is enrolled in different courses. This can lead to inconsistencies and errors if the updates are not done correctly across all records. This is a general term for any anomaly that occurs when updating data. Modification anomaly is a specific type of update anomaly
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