A median-priced home in Houston costs $199,300 and requires a salary of $49,983.37 to afford monthly payments of $1,166.28. San Francisco topped the list for the highest salary required to purchase a median-priced home, which costs $742,900.
A centralized database is a collection of information at a single location accessible from numerous points, in contrast with a distributed database where the information is spread out across multiple sites.
See also: Centralisation. Centralized computing is computing done at a central location, using terminals that are attached to a central computer. The computer itself may control all the peripherals directly (if they are physically connected to the central computer), or they may be attached via a terminal server.