A .NET data provider must supply a connection, command, DataReader, and DataAdapter object to provide access to its data source.
A2:
b is the correct choice. a and c are invalid statements.
A3:
ExecuteNonQuery() executes a command but does not return a resultset.
ExecuteReader() returns a resultset in response to a query.
ExecuteScalar() returns a single value or null if the query generates no value.
A4:
The DataReader remains connected to a data source and returns data in a forward, read-only cursor. A DataAdapter is a bridge between a data source and an internal data store. It typically loads data from a data source into a DataSet. It can also update the data source.
A5:
A DataSet object contains one or more DataTables.
A6:
Rejected and Changed are not valid DataRowState values. Detached, Unchanged, and Modified are the other values.
A7:
A DataSet schema can be created (without loading actual XML data) by
