Chapter 16, Problem 1MC

Program Description Answer

The technology that makes possible for a java application to communicate with a DBMS is “JDBC”.

Hence, the correct answer is option “B”.

Explanation of Solution

Java Database Connectivity (JDBC):

• The technology that makes communication of java application with DBMS.
• The java API has many JDBC classes that would allow java applications to interact with DBMS.
• JDBC has methods to query and update data in a database.
• It is oriented towards relational databases.
• It allows multiple implementations to exist and be used by same application.
• The java API would provide a mechanism for loading java packages and registering with JDBC driver manager.

Explanation for incorrect options:

a. DBMSC:

There is no derivation for “DBMSC” in java. There is no valid abbreviation based on java.

Hence, the option “A” is wrong.

c. JDBMS:

There is no derivation for “JDBMS” in java. There is no valid abbreviation based on java.

Hence, the option “C” is wrong.

d. JDSQL:

There is no derivation for “JDSQL” in java. There is no valid abbreviation based on java.

Hence, the option “D” is wrong.