Question

Data redundancy should be avoided because it wastes storage space and might cause inconsistencies within the database. _________________________

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

The answer is true. Data redundancies should be avoided, because redundancy of information or encoded data, may cause inconsistencies within the database itself and the system and also redundant information can consume a lot of storage space and will just waste it, which is why it is important to avoid data redundancy.