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FC0-U71 Practice Question: A small business wants to store customer contact…

A small business wants to store customer contact information and order history. The data is structured and relationships between customers and orders must be enforced. Which type of database is most appropriate?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

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Relational database

A relational database (Option B) is best for structured data with relationships. NoSQL (Option C) is for unstructured data, flat file (Option A) lacks relationships, and hierarchical (Option D) is less flexible.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

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    Flat-file database

    Why it's wrong here

    Flat-file databases cannot enforce relationships between tables.

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    Relational database

    Why this is correct

    Correct because it enforces relationships and supports structured data.

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    NoSQL database

    Why it's wrong here

    NoSQL is suited for unstructured or semi-structured data, not for enforcing relationships.

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    Hierarchical database

    Why it's wrong here

    Hierarchical databases are rigid and not optimal for many-to-many relationships like orders.

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