The /etc/hosts file can be best described as______.

The /etc/hosts file can be best described as______.

A.
a local database of host names for rlogin, rsh, and rep

B.
the configuration file for the host name of the system

C.
a local database of information for the uname command

D.
the configuration file for the Domain Name Service (DNS)

E.
a local database of host names and their associated IP addresses