Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs) Are Independent Functions (Or Applications) That Can

question 58

Multiple Choice

Service-oriented architectures (SOAs) are independent functions (or applications) that can be distributed over a network via:

• A) Web services
• B) value-added networks (VANs)
• C) local area networks (LANs)
• D) wide area networks (WANs)

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Definitions:

Capital Budgeting

The process by which a business evaluates and plans for the acquisition and investment of long-term assets.

Multiple Internal Rates of Return

Occurs when a project or investment has more than one IRR due to unusual cash flow patterns.

Mutually Exclusive Projects

Mutually exclusive projects are investment decisions where the acceptance of one project results in the rejection of another.

Different Lives

A term typically used in capital budgeting to describe projects or assets with varying operational life spans, complicating comparisons.