All of the following are issues with the traditional file environment except: A. lack of flexibility in creating ad-hoc reports. B. poor security. C. data inconsistency. D. inability to develop specialized applications for functional areas. E. data sharing.

Answer: inability to develop specialized applications for functional areas. (D)

Explanation:

Small firms gather various forms of data, such as the financial information that are related to revenues and expenses, data about employees and customers. Traditional file organization has to do with the storage data in paper files within filing cabinets and folders.

The use of the traditional approach to filing processing leads to every functional area in the corporation to create specialized files and applications. Each application or file requires a unique data file which is usually a subset of the master file and this often leads to inconsistency, wasted storage resources, data redundancy, poor security and processing inflexibility.

Answer: D. inability to develop specialized applications for functional areas

Explanation: The traditional file environment simply provides an avenue or platform for storing and organizing information on computer systems. It involves the storage, manipulation and retrieval of stored information in a database. The traditional fie environment is very useful as it provides means of organizing data files and it's information. However, problems of the traditional file environment include data duplication which could result in inconsistency of stored data, low level or poor security compared to other specialized environment, inflexible and lack of data sharing.