What Is Idempotence

question 7

Multiple Choice

What is idempotence?

• A) the assurance of system uniformity throughout the whole delivery process
• B) the ability to recover from failures while keeping critical services running
• C) the necessity of setting maintenance of individual deployment environments
• D) the ability to set the target environment configuration regardless of the starting state

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable costs - costs that change with production levels - in product costs.

Income

The financial gain received by an individual or a business, typically earned through work, capital investment, or the provision of goods and services.

Absorption Costing

Absorption costing is an accounting method where all of the manufacturing costs, including both fixed and variable costs, are allocated to produced units, thus encompassing direct materials, direct labor, and overheads.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs (direct labor, direct materials, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs, excluding fixed overhead.