If you are collecting data electronically and processing the transaction online, then you are using (a) ________.
A) online analytical processing (OLAP)
B) online transaction processing (OLTP)
C) data warehouse
D) data-mining
E) database management system (DBMS)

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Online transaction processing (OLTP) refers to the collecting and processing of transactions and data electronically in real-time. This is the most appropriate choice for the given scenario. OLAP, data warehouse, data mining, and DBMS all refer to different aspects of data management, but they do not specifically relate to online transaction processing.

If You Are Collecting Data Electronically and Processing the Transaction