The Third PCS Technology Was ____ and Used a Different

question 73

Multiple Choice

The third PCS technology was ____ and used a different form of time division multiple access technology.

• A) Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications
• B) Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
• C) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
• D) Digital-Advanced Mobile Phone Service (D-AMPS)

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Definitions:

Proportionate Consolidation Method

An accounting method where an investing entity records its share of the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of an associate or joint venture.

Assets and Liabilities

Assets are resources owned by a company expected to provide future benefits, and liabilities are obligations a company owes to outside parties.

Fair Market Value

The price at which an asset would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, not under compulsion and both having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts.

Acquisition Differential

The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired in a business combination, often attributed to intangibles like goodwill.