Final answer:
Metadata is information that describes other information, providing context such as the author, creation date, or file size of a document.
Therefore, the correct answer is: option b). metadata
Step-by-step explanation:
Metadata is "data that provides information about other data", but not the content of the data itself, such as the text of a message or the image itself.
There are many distinct types of metadata, including: Descriptive metadata – the descriptive information about a resource.
Types of Metadata are as :
- Structural Metadata. Structural metadata contains useful information that helps in the establishment of object relationships.
- Descriptive Metadata.
- Preservation Metadata.
- Provenance Metadata.
- Definitional Metadata.
- Administrative Metadata.
- Sensitive Data Discovery and Classification.
- Data Access Monitoring.
For example, author, date created, date modified and file size are examples of very basic document file metadata. Having the ability to search for a particular element (or elements) of that metadata makes it much easier for someone to locate a specific document.