The Digital Divide Is the Gap Between Data and Knowledge

question 15

True/False

The digital divide is the gap between data and knowledge.

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Definitions:

Fair-Value Method

An accounting strategy used to measure and report the value of certain assets and liabilities on the basis of their actual or estimated fair market prices.

Fair Value

The income derived from the disposal of an asset or the payment required for the assignment of a liability in an organized exchange with market participants during the evaluation period.

Significant Influence

The power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of an investee but not control those policies, typically associated with ownership of 20% to 50% of voting stock.

Book Value

The value of an asset as recorded in the company's accounting records, which often differs from the asset's current market value or selling price.