Case AC 8-1 Eric Runs a Small Computer Repair Service

question 555

Multiple Choice

Case AC 8-1 Eric runs a small computer repair service. He decides to reduce prices by 5% to see if he can obtain more clients. Eric quickly creates and runs an update database query against his price table to lower the prices displayed on his Web site and then decides to take a lunch break. In the meantime, Eric begins receiving many client emails and calls inquiring on the 50% price drop advertised on his Web site. What is the most likely cause for Eric's Web site to be displaying a 50% price drop for services?

• A) Eric's server is displaying last years test data.
• B) Eric ran the query on the wrong server.
• C) Records in his price table were changed as soon as Eric ran the query.
• D) A competitor's Web site is listing Eric's phone number.

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Definitions:

Foramina

Natural openings or passages, especially in bones, through which nerves, blood vessels, ligaments, and other structures can pass.

Cranial Bones

The bones that form the skull, protecting the brain and supporting the structures of the face.

Auditory Tubes

Also known as Eustachian tubes, these are channels leading from the middle ear to the pharynx, helping equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum.

Stylomastoid Foramen

An opening located between the mastoid and styloid processes of the temporal bone, through which the facial nerve exits the skull.