PRC-3 · Chapter 5 · Question 41 of 74
A factory's time-clock system collects data on when employees punch in and out all month. On the 30th, the system processes all this stored data at once to generate paychecks. What is this method called?
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Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: A) Batch processing
Explanation
Batch processing involves collecting a group of similar transactions over a period and processing them all together as a single batch, common in payroll.
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