Which of the following data sources provides the input a data warehouse needs to perform analyses and generate reports?
A) Online analytical processing
B) Online transaction processing
C) Enterprise resource planning systems
D) Data mining analysis

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Enterprise resource planning systems are designed to manage and track large amounts of data related to various business processes such as inventory management, order processing, and financial transactions. This data is necessary for data warehousing to perform analyses and generate reports. Online analytical processing (A) and data mining analysis (D) are methods used to analyze data in the data warehouse, not sources of input data. Online transaction processing (B) is a system used to manage transactions such as purchases, but it does not necessarily provide the comprehensive data necessary for data warehousing.

Which of the Following Data Sources Provides the Input a Data