A Database Management System

question 41

Multiple Choice

A database management system:

• A) allows quick retrieval of data, but it needs to update files continually.
• B) reduces data redundancy.
• C) allows quick retrieval of data but at a cost of inefficient use of file space.
• D) stores data on different files for different purposes, but always knows where they are and how to retrieve them.

Understand the long-run equilibrium condition for monopolistically competitive firms in terms of profits and economic efficiency.

Understand the limitations and constraints placed on Puerto Ricans' American citizenship in 1917.

Grasp the sociopolitical context surrounding Eugene Debs’ defense of the Constitution and his identification of supporters.

Identify changes made to holidays to foster patriotism among immigrants during WWI.

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Group Efficiency

Refers to the effectiveness with which a group is able to achieve its objectives, often measured by the outputs or outcomes produced by the collective efforts of its members.

Rationalization

The application of economic logic to human activity; the use of formal rules and regulations in order to maximize efficiency without consideration of subjective or individual concerns.

Social Identity Theory

A theory of group formation and maintenance that stresses the need of individual members to feel a sense of belonging.