Gord Smith works for a large pizza chain.Every week he gets reports on the sales in each store across Canada.He sees a problem in one of the stores in Ontario.He wants and ad hoc report for sales at that store after 9 p.m.on weekdays.He is told that no such report can be created by the traditional file system.This is an example of ________.
A)program-data dependence
B)lack of flexibility
C)poor security
D)lack of data sharing and availability

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The inability to create an ad hoc report is due to a lack of flexibility in the traditional file system. In this case, the system cannot generate a report that provides specific data about sales at a particular store after a certain time. If the system were more flexible, Gord could have received the necessary report. This is a limitation of the system's design, rather than a problem with program-data dependence, poor security, or lack of data sharing and availability.

Gord Smith Works for a Large Pizza Chain