OLAP Systems Achieve Their Speed and Their Slice-And-Dice Capabilities by Building

question 22

True/False

OLAP systems achieve their speed and their slice-and-dice capabilities by building multidimensional data cubes.

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Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the appropriate period.

Net Realizable Value

The estimated selling price of an item in the ordinary course of business minus any costs associated with the sale or disposal of the item.

Bad Debt Expense

An estimated expense that represents the amount of receivables that a company does not expect to collect due to customers' inability to pay.

Credit Balance

This occurs when the total credits in an account exceed the total debits, often indicating money owed to a customer or client.