Business Organizations Have Resisted Adopting Object-Oriented Database Management Systems Because

question 52

Multiple Choice

Business organizations have resisted adopting object-oriented database management systems because ________.

• A)object-oriented programming uses simplified data structures that fit easily into relational databases
• B)the cost of purchasing OODBMS packages is prohibitively high
• C)the cost of converting data from relational databases to OODBMSs is too high
• D)most large organizations have older applications that are not based on object oriented programming
• E)C and D

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