A Company Uses a 7-Digit Number to Identify Customers

question 36

Multiple Choice

A company uses a 7-digit number to identify customers. For example, the customer 1532789 indicates the following information: digits 1-2, state, 15 = Georgia
Digit 3, type of organization, 3 = government agency
Digit 4, credit terms, 2 = 2/10, n/30
Digits 5-7, unique customer identifier, 789
This type of coding scheme is:

• A) hierarchical
• B) block
• C) significant digit
• D) sequential

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Definitions:

Homeostasis

the process by which living organisms regulate their internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, despite changes in the external environment.

Arousal

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Activation Theory

A theory suggesting that performance is best under conditions of optimal arousal, rather than too high or too low.

Theoretical

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