A programmer is writing a program that is intended to be able to process large amounts of data. Which of the following considerations is LEAST likely to affect the ability of the program to process larger data sets?
Approach
Having a larger number of statements does not result in a longer processing time. The processing time depends on the nature of the program and types of operations executed.
There are programs with very few lines of code that may take a long time due to the efficiency of the process.