What Is a Client

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is a client?

• A)A System that enables the transmission of data over public or private networks
• B)A communications, data exchange, and resource-sharing system created by linking two or more computers and establishing standards, or protocols, so that they can work together
• C)Any network without a central file server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public files located on all other workstations
• D)A computer that is designed to request information from a server

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Definitions:

Annual Depreciation

The portion of the cost of a fixed asset that is expensed on the income statement annually over its useful life.

Internal Rate

A variation of the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), focusing on the rate at which a series of cash flows would result in a net present value of zero.

Payback Period

The length of time it takes for an investment to generate cash flows sufficient to recover its initial cost.

Payback Period

The length of time it takes for an investment to recover its initial outlay in terms of profits or savings, used as a measure of investment risk.