There Are Two Overall Approaches to Maintaining Data: the Traditional

question 18

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)object-oriented approach
• C)asymmetric approach
• D)indexed file approach

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Definitions:

Nuclear Families

Family units consisting of two parents and their children, considered as a basic social unit.

Same-sex Parents

Couples of the same sex who are raising children together, through biological means, adoption, or fostering.

School Records

Official documents and files that contain a history of a student's academic performance, attendance, and sometimes behavior at school.

Single-parent Households

Family units consisting of one parent living with his or her children, emphasizing the parent's sole caretaking role.