What is a child segment in an IMS DB System?

A) A segment that has no parent segment

B) A segment that contains only one occurrence of a particular record type

C) A segment that is descended from another segment through a parent-child relationship

D) None of the above

Correct Answer : A segment that is descended from another segment through a parent-child relationship

Explanation : In an IMS DB system, a child segment is a segment that is descended from another segment through a parent-child relationship. It contains information that is related to the information in the parent segment, and may have one or more descendant segments of its own.