The Example the Book Gave of Www

question 319

Multiple Choice

The example the book gave of www.EllisIsland.org, which generates more than 2.5 billion hits, is a site that offers a database that can easily adjust to handle massive volumes of information.What is this an example of?

• A)increased scalability and performance
• B)increased information security
• C)reduced information redundancy
• D)increased flexibility

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.