Which term is a limitation on the amount of a data stream, providing updates at intervals?

• A. Redundancy
• B. Conflated
• C. Quote
• D. Size

Answer: (B)

This tests understanding of conflation, a data feed technique used to manage bandwidth by limiting how often updates are sent. When data is conflated, multiple events are grouped and delivered as a single update at fixed intervals, effectively reducing the total number of updates you receive and providing information on a regular cadence. That interval-based delivery is what creates the limit on the stream’s volume while still keeping you informed.

Redundancy describes duplicate or repeated data, not the mechanism that caps update frequency. A quote refers to a specific price or price range, not to how often updates are sent. Size speaks to how much data is transmitted, but it doesn’t specify that updates are provided at intervals. So conflated best captures the idea of delivering updates at intervals to limit data flow.