What Is One Potential Drawback in the Design and Implementation

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is one potential drawback in the design and implementation of database systems for accounting?

• A) Double-entry accounting relies on redundancy as part of the accounting process but well-designed database systems reduce and attempt to eliminate redundancy.
• B) Relational DBMS query languages will allow financial reports to be prepared to cover whatever time periods managers want to examine.
• C) Relational DBMS provide the capability of integrating financial and operational data.
• D) Relational DBMS can accommodate multiple views of the same underlying data; therefore, tables storing information about assets can include data about both historical and replacement costs.

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Definitions:

Range Charts

A type of control chart used in statistical process control to monitor the dispersion or variability of a process.

X-bar Charts

A statistical tool used in quality control processes to monitor variations in the mean values of a process over time.

Average Outgoing Quality

The average quality level of units shipped to customers after defective units have been screened out or corrected.

Curve

A smoothly flowing, continuous line or surface that differs from a straight path by its direction gradually changing.