Explain the Different Types of Database Applications

question 15

Essay

Explain the different types of database applications.

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Definitions:

Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial statements that aggregate the financial condition and operations of a parent company and its subsidiaries into one document, as if they were a single entity.

Book Values

The value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balance, taking into account the cost of the asset minus any depreciation.

Fair Values

The amount one would expect to get from selling an asset or the cost to transfer a liability, in a structured deal involving participants in the market on the date it's evaluated.

Goodwill

An intangible asset that arises when a company acquires another business for more than the fair value of its identifiable tangible and intangible assets.