An Internal Information System Built Using Web Services ________

question 9

Multiple Choice

An internal information system built using Web services ________.

• A) is called a virtual private network
• B) is a cloud-based technology if it offers elasticity
• C) is a subset of a virtual private cloud
• D) is an example of platform as a service (PaaS)

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Definitions:

Processing Activity

Activities involved in transforming inputs into finished goods through operations such as assembling, cooking, or chemical processing.

Activity-Based Costing

An accounting method that identifies the activities a firm performs and then assigns indirect costs to products. It improves accuracy of product costing by linking cost more directly to the activities that drive those costs.

Overhead Cost

Indirect expenses related to the general operation of a business, not directly tied to a specific product or service.

First Stage Allocations

The initial process of distributing overhead costs to various cost centers or departments in a company.