In which of the following cases would the user(s)use a personal rather than an enterprise DBMS?
A) A startup company needs a database that can accommodate its 150 employees and be expanded to include more users.
B) A professor needs to maintain a database of his students' attendance and marks for the term.
C) Gensys needs a DBMS that is accessible across its locations around the world.
D) A university needs a database that can be accessed by students from all its departments.

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In this case, a personal DBMS would suffice as the database is only being used by one person, the professor. Personal DBMSs are designed for individual or small-scale use and are therefore suitable for single-user databases such as this. The other options require an enterprise-level DBMS which is designed to manage large amounts of data and multiple users accessing the database simultaneously.

In Which of the Following Cases Would the User(s)use a Personal