What term describes information that describes the content of a worksheet or dataset?

• A. Content
• B. Metadata
• C. Information
• D. Data

Answer: (B)

Metadata is information about data. When describing a worksheet or dataset, metadata explains what the data represents, how it’s organized, where it came from, and how to interpret each element. For example, a spreadsheet of monthly sales might include metadata that states what each column means (Date, Region, Product, Amount), the data types (Date, text, currency), units (USD), the data source, last updated date, and who authored it. This context helps someone understand and reuse the dataset accurately, even if they didn’t create it themselves. The other terms don’t fit as well: content refers to the actual rows and values inside the worksheet, data are the raw facts themselves, and information is knowledge derived from processing data rather than descriptive context about the dataset.