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Which best describes a field in a ServiceNow table?

The correct answer is C. A field is a table cell that stores data.. In a ServiceNow table, a field is best described as a table cell that stores a specific piece of data for an individual record.

Submitted by deeparc· Apr 18, 2026Database Management and Platform Security

Question

Which best describes a field in a ServiceNow table?

Options

  • AA field is a table row.
  • BA field is an item that appears in a menu list.
  • CA field is a table cell that stores data.
  • DA field is a record in a table.

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • C
    91% (20)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

In a ServiceNow table, a field is best described as a table cell that stores a specific piece of data for an individual record.

AA field is a table row.

A table row represents an entire record, which is a collection of multiple fields, not a single field itself.

BA field is an item that appears in a menu list.

An item that appears in a menu list refers to a navigational or action element in the user interface, not a unit of data storage within a table.

CA field is a table cell that stores data.Correct

A field in a ServiceNow table corresponds to a column in a database table. For any given record (row), a field represents an individual cell where a specific attribute or piece of data is stored, such as the 'Priority' field holding the priority value for an incident record.

DA field is a record in a table.

A record in a table is equivalent to a table row, representing an entire entry containing data across various fields, not an individual field.

Concept tested: Basic database terminology (field definition)

Source: https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/utah-platform-administration/page/administer/table-administration/concept/c_TablesAndColumns.html

Topics

#Database concepts#Table structure#Fields#Data storage

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