Data Are Scattered Throughout Organizations

question 60

Multiple Choice

Data are scattered throughout organizations. An example of this is ________________.

• A)customers moving
• B)data hoarding
• C)human vs.computer languages
• D)media changing (cassette to CD)

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Definitions:

Sum-Of-The-Years-Digits

A depreciation method that accelerates the rate of depreciation, basing it on a fraction that decreases annually.

Scrap Value

The estimated resale value of an asset at the end of its useful life.

Heavy Equipment

Larger, more specialized pieces of machinery used in construction, mining, and heavy industry, such as bulldozers, cranes, and excavators.

Sum-Of-The-Years-Digits

A depreciation method that results in a more accelerated write-off of assets than the straight-line method, involving adding the digits of the years of an asset's useful life.