Scalability Describes How Well a System Can Scale Up, or Adapt

question 27

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Scalability describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth. If a company grows faster than anticipated, it might experience a variety of problems, from running out of storage space to taking more time to complete transactions. Anticipating expected, and unexpected, growth is key to building scalable systems that can support that development.

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Wason Selection Task

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Propositional Rule

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