What Is a Goal of a Distributed Database

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is a goal of a distributed database?

• A)It should allow access to only a handful of trusted users.
• B)It should provide an open architecture that organizations can customize as needed.
• C)It should automatically normalize data.
• D)It should feel and work like a single database to users.

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Definitions:

Monopolistic Pricing

This refers to the practice by a monopolist to set prices higher than in competitive markets because they control a large portion of the market for a particular good or service.

Horizontal Demand

A market demand situation where a small change in price leads to a large change in quantity demanded, often indicative of a highly competitive market.

Elastic Demand

is a situation where the demand for a product or service significantly changes in response to a change in price.

Price Discrimination

Price Discrimination is the strategy of selling the same product at different prices to different groups of customers, based on their willingness to pay.