The correct answer is: A. There is common sharing of data among the various applications.
The traditional approach to information processing is file-oriented, meaning that data is stored in files and programs access data by opening and reading files. This approach is inflexible because it is difficult to change the structure of data or to share data between different applications.
Option B is true because the traditional approach is file-oriented.
Option C is true because programs are dependent on the files that contain the data they need.
Option D is true because the traditional approach is inflexible.
Option E is false because not all of the above are true.