Which option would NOT cause a report to require more system resources?

• A. The report parameters are too narrow
• B. The report parameters are too broad
• C. A report returns an excessive amount of data
• D. You export high volumes of data

Answer: (A)

When thinking about how a report uses system resources, the amount of data the report has to process and return is the main driver. Narrowing the report parameters reduces the result set, so the system does less work, needs less memory, and uses less CPU time. That means it won’t require more resources and may even free up some.

In contrast, broad parameters pull in a larger portion of the data, generating bigger result sets and heavier computations. Returning an excessive amount of data similarly increases memory, processing, and I/O. Exporting high volumes of data also ramps up disk I/O and network transfer, further increasing resource use. So the option with narrow parameters is the one that would not cause the report to require more resources.