What is a primary function of an airline booking system?
To track luggage during travel
To provide in-flight entertainment options
To handle booking requests from various sources
To manage flight schedules
Why are booking systems crucial in the airline industry?
They prevent double bookings.
They improve flight safety.
They reduce ticket prices.
They enhance customer service.
Which processing system is primarily used to avoid double bookings in airline reservations?
Scheduled processing
Real-time processing
Manual processing
Batch processing
What characterizes real-time processing in an airline booking system?
Data is processed during off-peak hours.
Data is stored for future processing.
Data is processed immediately as it is received.
Data is processed in large batches.
How does batch processing work in a booking system?
It processes data as it arrives.
It prepares data into a set for processing at once.
It operates only during business hours.
It requires constant user input.
What is an advantage of batch processing?
It requires less data storage.
It is more secure than real-time processing.
It provides immediate feedback to users.
It can occur when the computer is not in use.
Which of the following is a step in the real-time processing of an airline booking system?
Collecting data for future analysis
Preparing a monthly report of bookings
Processing all bookings at the end of the day
Checking if bookings are possible and confirming them
What is the output of a real-time processing system in an airline booking context?
Booking confirmations or rejections
Promotional offers
Flight schedules
Customer feedback
In the context of booking systems, what does checking if a seat is already booked represent?
An automated reporting function
A manual verification process
A real-time processing task
A batch processing task
