Question

A programmer is writing a program that is intended to be able to process large amounts of data. Which of the following considerations is LEAST likely to affect the ability of the program to process larger data sets?A. How long the program takes to run
B. How many programming statements the program contains
C. How much memory the program requires as it runs
D. How much storage space the program requires as it runs

Answer 1

Answer:

B. How many programming statements the program contains

Explanation:

If a program is intended to be able to process large amounts of data, then the ability of the program to process larger data sets is heavily affected by

• execution time
• size of memory the program requires
• storage space the program requires as it runs.

The length of the statements the program contains does not much affect program performance.