Zapstreet is a stock brokering firm. Its employees use a private network within the organization to communicate with each other regarding stock prices and trading accounts. Zapstreet’s network is an example of a(n. ________.

Matt, a sales analyst, predicts the sale of luxury cars by formulating an equation that uses variables such as the customer’s age and monthly salary. Which of the following methods does Matt use in this case?

Information is considered inefficient if ________.

In ________, statistical techniques can identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

Clark’s microbiology report is due the next day. Being short on time, he collects most of the information for his report from an open-source Web browser. In this case, which of the following has Clark used to complete his report?

Cooper, the owner of a small bicycle manufacturing company, is striving to keep his organization running smoothly while remaining profitable in a highly competitive market. Cooper chooses process implementation to give his company a competitive edge over others. Which of the following principles is he most likely to implement?

The famous and influential poet who wrote the text to Schubert’s “Elf King” was:

Although Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker were very popular and are still widely performed today, he would have preferred to have been known for his ______.

 Opera and other types of sung theater always began with an ______, which alerted the audience that the show was about to begin.

 The style of musical composition that more closely resembles dramatic recitation than typical singing is: