Why Were Data Warehouses Created

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why were data warehouses created?

• A) Numbers and types of operational databases increased as businesses grew
• B) Many companies had information scattered across multiple systems with different formats
• C) Completing reporting requests from numerous operational systems took days or weeks
• D) All of the choices are correct

Understand the calculation and implications of setting taxes on pollutants for businesses and their effects on the supply of products.

Distinguish between the concepts of tradable emissions permits and emissions taxes.

Grasp the role and impact of government regulation in achieving environmental objectives through emissions permits and taxes.

Recognize the challenges in setting up and implementing tradable emissions permits and emissions taxes.

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Definitions:

Resource Partitioning

A concept in ecology where species adapt to compete less directly for environmental resources, often by specializing in different niches or times for activity.

Predators

Organisms that hunt and feed on other organisms for survival.

Native Species

Organisms that are naturally occurring in a region or habitat without human intervention, adapted to local environmental conditions over time.

Specialist Species

Organisms adapted to thrive in a specific habitat or to utilize a narrow range of food sources, making them vulnerable to changes in their environment.