There Are Two Overall Approaches to Maintaining Data: the Traditional

question 4

Multiple Choice

There are two overall approaches to maintaining data: the traditional file approach-which has no mechanism for tagging,retrieving,and manipulating data-and the ____,which does have this mechanism.

• A) database approach
• B) data approach
• C) datafile approach
• D) indexed file approach

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Definitions:

Pluralist Model

A theoretical framework suggesting that power in a society is distributed among multiple groups and organizations, rather than being concentrated in the hands of a few.

Political Power

The capacity or authority to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events politically.

Competing Interest Groups

Organizations or groups that advocate for their specific interests and objectives, often competing with each other for influence over policy and decisions in the public sphere.

Totalitarian Society

A form of government where the state holds total authority over society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.