Which of the Following Is a Similarity Between Electronic Data

question 97

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a similarity between electronic data interchange (EDI) and web services?

• A) Both allow organizations to communicate data only after gathering special knowledge of each other's computer information systems.
• B) In EDI and web services, the different purchasing and ordering applications in each company interact automatically without any human input.
• C) For EDI and web services to work, the data in different companies' computer, database, and network systems must adhere to a particular set of standards for data structure and processing.
• D) The tools underlying both web services and EDI such as extensible markup language (or XML) automatically describe and transcribe the data in a company's computer so it can be shared across very different computer systems in different companies.

Understand how corporations are taxed and the implications of double taxation on dividends.

Grasp the financial reporting and regulatory requirements of corporations, including the issuance of stock at above par value and accounting for dividends.

Recognize the concept of stockholders' equity and its components.

Identify the limitations and disadvantages of the corporate form, including governmental regulation and liability issues.

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Definitions:

Extraneous Variables

Variables that are not the focus of a study but could influence the results, potentially leading to confounding effects if not controlled.

Randomization

The process of randomly assigning subjects to different groups in a study, minimizing biases and ensuring variability.

Dependent Variable

The outcome factor that researchers measure in an experiment to see if it changes in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Braking Speed

The rate at which a vehicle can decelerate and come to a complete stop, usually measured in meters per second squared (m/s²).