Several problems can occur when data is created, maintained, and operated by separate divisions or departments. These problems are data redundancy and inconsistency, program$-$data dependency, inflexibility, poor data security, and an inability to share data among applications.

Which of the following statements best describes program$$data dependence?

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Program$$data dependence is software that permits an organization to centralize data, manage them efficiently, and provide access to stored data by application programs.

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Program$$data dependence refers to the coupling of data stored in files and the specific programs required to update and maintain those files such that changes in programs require changes to the data.

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Program$$data dependence is the presence of duplicate data in multiple data files so that the same data are stored in more than one place or location.

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Program$$data dependence is designed for managing large data sets across many distributed machines for easily scaling up or down.