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Q.The software component that acts as a translator between the front-end program and a particular database is called the:

(a) Compiler
(b) Driver
(c) Operating system
(d) Primary key
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A front-end program does not know, by itself, how to speak to a particular database. It uses a driver — a software component that acts as a translator between the program's language and the database, so the programmer can use one standard set of commands. This is the heart of database connectivity.

Option-by-option analysis:

  • (a) Compiler translates source code into machine code; it is not the link to a database.
  • (b) Driver is correct — the translator between the front-end and the database. …
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