In a Two-Phase Commit, What Is the Site That Initiates

question 37

Multiple Choice

In a two-phase commit, what is the site that initiates the update known as?

• A) director
• B) initiator
• C) coordinator
• D) leader

Identify the role of synergy in increasing the output of combined business efforts.

Differentiate between various terms and strategies such as by-product synergy, brand recognition, and economies of scale versus economies of scope.

Understand how firms can save money by applying economies of scope.

Identify strategies multi-business-unit companies use to create economies of scope.

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Definitions:

Lewis Structure

A diagram that represents the bonding of atoms within a molecule using dots for electrons and lines for bonds.

Acetonitrile

A colorless, volatile liquid used as a solvent in organic synthesis and in the pharmaceutical industry.

Lone Pairs

Pairs of valence electrons that are not shared with another atom and do not participate in bonding, but significantly influence the shape and properties of molecules.

Lewis Structures

Diagrams that represent the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.