Most Transactional Databases Are Not Set Up to Be Simultaneously

question 41

Multiple Choice

Most transactional databases are not set up to be simultaneously accessed for reporting and analysis. As a consequence:

• A) navigational databases are being preferred over transactional databases.
• B) data is not efficiently transformed into information.
• C) firms prefer to outsource data mining operations to third-party firms.
• D) analysts must also become transactional specialists.
• E) most firms incur additional expenditure to effectively record transactions.

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