Which of the Following Is True About the Use of Email

question 117

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the use of email as a mode of business communication?

• A) The availability of new tools such as instant messaging, blogs, microblogs, social networks, and shared workspaces has not impacted the use of email.
• B) Since email is an informal tool, one need not consider the traditional notions of organizational hierarchy when communicating through emails.
• C) Many companies now have formal email policies that specify how employees can use email.
• D) When compared to IM, mid-size messages are more difficult to compose and read on email.

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Definitions:

Temporary Account

A temporary account is an account that is closed at the end of each accounting period, with its balances transferred to permanent accounts, used to track revenues, expenses, and withdrawals during the period.

Retained Earnings

Cumulative net income minus dividends paid to shareholders, representing the business's reinvested profits.

Accounting Information System

A structure that collects, stores, manages, processes, retrieves, and reports financial data for its users, facilitating informed business decisions.

Financial Accounting

The process of recording, summarizing, and reporting the myriad of transactions resulting from business operations over a period of time, in order to produce financial statements.