1. A data input clerk is asked to review the AIS and perform a cost/benefit analysis to determine areas that need cost reduction improvements.

   Upon reviewing the Sales dept. and the Shipping dept., she notes that each dept. maintains their own separate database. Her recommendation is to combine these databases into one. Her recommendation is base upon the concept of data ________________.

   		expediency
   		redundancy
   		independence
   		qualification
   		integration
   		mis-match
   		accuracy
   		none of the above correctly answer the question