COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT with the Cover Off the System Unit of a Lab

question 117

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT With the cover off the system unit of a lab computer, your instructor pointed out a type of nonvolatile memory that can be erased electronically and rewritten. What did your instructor call this memory?

• A) perm-memory
• B) firewire
• C) EM-ROM
• D) flash memory

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

Journal entries made in accounting to update records for expenses and revenues not recorded during an accounting period.

Bad Debt Expense

The estimated amount of accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect, recognized as an expense on the income statement.

Maturity Value

The amount to be paid to the holder of a financial instrument at its maturity date, including principal and any remaining interest.

Interest

The cost of borrowing money, typically expressed as a percentage of the sum borrowed, or the income earned from lending money.