A driver’s license bureau maintains a database of licensed drivers. State whethe

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A driver’s license bureau maintains a database of licensed drivers. State whether each of the following represents data or metadata (if it represents data, state whether it is structured or unstructured data). If it represents metadata, state whether it is a fact describing a property of data or a fact describing the context of data:

a. Driver’s name, address, and birthdate.
b. The fact that the driver’s name is a 30-character field.
c. A photo image of the driver.
d. An image of the driver’s fingerprint.
e. The make and serial number of the scanning device that was used to scan the fingerprint.
f. The resolution (in megapixels) of the camera that was used to photograph the driver.
g. The fact that the driver’s birthdate must precede today’s date by at least 16 years.

Explanation / Answer

a. Driver’s name, address and birthdate: [Data, Structured]

b.The fact that the driver’s name is a 30 character field [Metadata, Property]

c.A photo image of the driver [Data, Unstructured]

d.An image of the driver’s fingerprint [Data, Unstructured]

e.The make and serial number of the scanning device that was used to scan thefingerprint [Data, Structured]

f.The resolution (in megapixels) of the camera that was used to photograph the tdriver [Data, Structured]

g.The fact that the driver’s birthdate must precede today’s date by at least 16 years[Metadata, Fact describing context]

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