Which of the following is known as the lingua franca of the standard database engines?
A.
JDBC
B.
ODBC
C.
SQL
D.
ADO
E.
RDO
Explanation:
JDBCTM is a JavaTM API (Application Programming Interface) that documents a
standard framework for dealing with tabular and, generally, relational data. While JDBC
2.0 begins a move to make SQL semi-transparent to the programmer, SQL is still the
lingua franca of the standard database engines and represents a major industry victory in
the effort to separate data from code. Before getting into the course proper, it’s worth
taking a few moments to provide some background on the movement from straight-ahead
SQL to JDBC.