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