Consider the Following Short Case as You Respond to the Next

question 11

Multiple Choice

Consider the following short case as you respond to the next question: When the CEO of NTL Corporation resigned, the board of directors hired a recruitment firm to look for a replacement. The recruitment firm prepared several job announcements, then presented them to the board of directors. The board of directors approved one of the job announcements; the recruitment firm used it to advertise the position on the Internet and in relevant newspapers and professional publications. After receiving several applications, the recruitment firm selected a pool of ten to pass on to NTL's board of directors. The board of directors, with the assistance of the recruitment firm, went through three rounds of interviews, narrowing the pool from ten to three. Each of the three finalists prepared a presentation on the strategic future of NTL and delivered the presentation at a meeting of NTL shareholders. The board of directors then made the final choice for a new CEO.In a REA model of the case, the cardinalities between "applicant" and "interview applicant" would be:

• A)Interview applicant (0,*) ---- (1,1) Applicant
• B)Interview applicant (1,1) ---- (0,*) Applicant
• C)Interview applicant (1,1) ---- (1,1) Applicant
• D)Interview applicant (0,*) ---- (0,*) Applicant

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Definitions:

Innings

A division or segment of a game in sports like cricket and baseball, where one team takes turns batting and the other fields.

Histogram

A graphical representation of the distribution of numerical data, using bars to show the frequency of data in successive numerical intervals of equal size.

Skewed

Describes a distribution that is not symmetrical, with data points that are more frequent on one side than the other.

Acres

A unit of area used primarily in the United States, equal to 4,840 square yards or about 4,047 square meters.