ITPEC FE Morning April 2020 Question 27

Source exam: ITPEC FE Morning April 2020Topic: Databases

ITPEC FE Morning April 2020 — Question 27 of 80

Database Trigger — a function that fires automatically on INSERT, UPDATE, or DELETE.

A trigger is a database object that automatically executes a predefined action when a specific data modification event occurs (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE).

Why not others:
- (a) Cursor — iterates through query results row by row; must be explicitly opened and fetched

- (b) Stored procedure — a reusable SQL routine, but must be called manually

- (d) Update query — a standard SQL statement, not an automatic mechanism

Key rule: "Automatically executed on data change" = Trigger.

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