New Technologies Such as Smart-Phone Apps and Body-Worn Sensors Have

question 655

Multiple Choice

New technologies such as smart-phone apps and body-worn sensors have enabled the collection of "big data" by means of

• A) the testing effect.
• B) case studies.
• C) experimentation.
• D) naturalistic observation.

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Definitions:

Multichannel Single-Phase System

This typically refers to a system that uses multiple channels to engage with customers or to perform a task, but operates in a single phase or stage of the process.

Sequential Processing Stages

Refers to the arrangement where tasks in a process are completed one after another in a fixed order.

First-In, First-Served

A service policy by which the requests of customers or the processing of items are attended to in the order that they arrive or are submitted, without other prioritizations.

Queue Discipline

Refers to the rules or policies used to determine the order in which entities (such as people, data packets, or products) are served or processed in a queueing system.