Multiple choice technology databases

An example of an OLTP environment is _____

  1. creating a report to show a comparison of sales from this week to last week

  2. creating a report show how much credit can be extended to a customer

  3. creating a report that shows the top ten selling items across all stores for one year

  4. updating a checking account to reflect a deposit

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D Correct answer
Explanation

OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) systems are characterized by individual, transactional operations that update data in real-time. Updating a checking account to reflect a deposit is a classic OLTP operation. The other options - sales comparison reports, credit limit reports, and top-selling item reports - are all OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) activities involving historical data analysis and reporting.

AI explanation

OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) systems handle real-time, high-volume, day-to-day transactional operations like updating a checking account with a deposit. Generating comparison or aggregate sales reports is analytical/reporting work, which belongs to OLAP (Online Analytical Processing), not OLTP.