ABC bank has 13 branches spread throught the country, each with its own minicomputer where its data are stored. Another bank, XYZ Bank, has 10 branches spread throughout the country, with data being stored on a mainframe in Makati. Which system do you think is more vulnerable to unauthorized access? Excessive losses from disaster?

ABC bank has 13 branches spread throught the country, each with its own minicomputer where its data are stored. Another bank, XYZ Bank, has 10 branches spread throughout the country, with data being stored on a mainframe in Makati. Which system do you think is more vulnerable to unauthorized access? Excessive losses from disaster?

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Problem 6MC: What caused Union Carbides deadly gas leak in Bhopal, India, which killed 3,000 and injured 42,000?...

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