Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A) The ARPANET is the precursor to today's Internet.
• B) Today's fastest Internet speeds are on the order of trillionsof bits per second with quadrillion-bit-per-second speeds on the horizon.
• C) Although the ARPANET enabled researchers to network their computers, its main benefit proved to be the capability for quick and easy communication via what came to be known as electronic mail (e-mail).
• D) The protocol (set of rules) for communicating over the ARPANET became known as the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). TCP ensured that messages, consisting of sequentially numbered pieces called packets, were properly routed from sender to receiver, arrived intact and were assembled in the correct order.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor Rate Variance

The difference between the actual cost and the standard cost of labor per unit of output, indicating efficiency in labor use.

Actual Costs

The real financial expenditures incurred by a company, as opposed to budgeted or estimated costs.

Standard Costs

Predetermined costs assigned to goods and services, used as target costs or benchmarks to compare with actual costs in order to manage and control costs.

Total Direct Labor Variance

The difference between the actual cost of direct labor used to produce goods and the standard cost of direct labor expected for those goods.