Case 22-2 Clark, an HR Manager, Wants to Communicate a Policy

question 43

Multiple Choice

Case 22-2 Clark, an HR manager, wants to communicate a policy on information security to all the employees. He acquires the names and addresses of the employees from an Excel worksheet. He also drafts a preliminary text about the policy and a table of points to follow to ensure online safety.
To incorporate transparency, he inserts a simple poll to receive feedback. In the context of mail merge, which of the following is the data source in this scenario?

• A)The table of points about online safety
• B)The preliminary text concerning the policy
• C)The poll designed to receive feedback from employees
• D)The Access table containing the employee names and addresses

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