Which Statement About Portals Is Not True

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which statement about portals is not true?

• A) A portal may be accessible to organizational employees only.
• B) Portal software increases the cost of providing an intranet to employees.
• C) A portal is equivalent to a firewall.
• D) Portal software is used to improve a user's access to internal information via a Web browser.

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Definitions:

Accounts Payable Period

The average amount of time it takes for a business to pay off its suppliers and creditors.

Cost Of Goods Sold

The direct financial outlays for creating goods sold by a company, covering materials and labor.

Cash Cycle

The time it takes for a company to convert its investments in inventory back into cash, encompassing the entire sales and payments process.

Factoring Receivables

The financial transaction where a business sells its accounts receivable (invoices) to a third party (factor) at a discount to obtain immediate cash.