What Is Source Data

question 81

Multiple Choice

What is source data?

• A) Identifies the primary location where data is collected
• B) A storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the business needs it
• C) A technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target data warehouse
• D) An approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with verifiable data
• Source data identifies the primary location where data is collected.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

Journal entries made in accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Comprehensive Income

Total change in equity for a reporting period that includes all non-owner changes in equity, not just those resulting from net income.

Net Income Statement

A financial statement that shows a company's revenue and expenses over a specific period, leading to the net income or profit.

Accrual Basis

An accounting method where revenue and expenses are recorded when they are earned or incurred, regardless of when the cash transaction happens.