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Data differ from information in which way?
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Data are output and information is input.
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Information is output and data are input.
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Data are meaningful bits of information.
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There is no difference.
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Which of the following is not a characteristic that makes information useful?
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It is reliable.
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It is timely.
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It is inexpensive.
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It is relevant.
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Which of the following is a primary activity in the value chain?
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Which transaction cycle includes interactions between an organization and its suppliers?
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Which of the following is not a means by which information improves decision making?
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Increases information overload
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Reduces uncertainty
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Provides feedback about the effectiveness of prior decisions
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Identifies situations requiring management action
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In the value chain concept, upgrading IT is considered what kind of activity?
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Primary activity
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Support activity
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Service activity
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Structured activity
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In which cycle does a company ship goods to customers?
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Production cycle
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Financing cycle
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Revenue cycle
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Expenditure cycle
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Which of the following is a function of an AIS?
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Reducing the need to identify a strategy and strategic position
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Transforming data into useful information
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Allocating organizational resources
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Automating all decision making
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A firm, its suppliers, and its customers collectively form which of the following?
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Supply chain
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Value chain
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ERP system
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AIS
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A report telling how well all approved vendors have performed in the prior 12 months is information that is MOST needed in which business process?
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Paying vendors
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Acquiring inventory
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Selling merchandise
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Paying employees
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Which of the following is not a step in the data processing cycle?
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Data collection
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Data input
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Data storage
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Data processing
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All of the information (e.g., name, GPA, major, etc.) about a particular student is stored in the same _______________.
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file
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record
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attribute
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field
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Which of the following would contain the total value of all inventory owned by an organization?
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Source document
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General ledger
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Cash budget
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Which of the following is most likely to be a general ledger control account?
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Accounts receivable
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Petty cash
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Prepaid rent
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Retained earnings
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Which of the following documents is most likely to be used in the expenditure cycle?
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Sales order
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Credit memo
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Receiving report
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Job time ticket
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Which of the following is least likely to be a specialized journal?
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How does the chart of accounts list general ledger accounts?
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Which of the following is not an advantage of an ERP system?
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Better access control
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Standardization of procedures and reports
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Improved monitoring capabilities
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Simplicity and reduced costs
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Records of company data sent to an external party and then returned to the system as input are called _________.
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Recording and processing information about a transaction at the time it takes place is referred to as which of the following?
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Batch processing
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Online, real-time processing
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Captured transaction processing
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Chart of accounts processing
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The relational data model portrays data as being stored in __________.
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hierarchies
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tables
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objects
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files
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How a user conceptually organizes and understands data is referred to as the __________.
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physical view
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logical view
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data model view
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data organization view
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What is each row in a relational database table called?
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Relation
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Attribute
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Anomaly
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Tuple
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Which of the following is an individual user’s view of the database?
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Conceptual-level schema
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External-level schema
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Internal-level schema
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Logical-level schema
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Which of the following would managers most likely use to retrieve information about sales during the month of October?
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Which of the following attributes would most likely be a primary key?
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Supplier name
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Supplier number
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Supplier zip code
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Supplier account balance
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Which of the following is a software program that runs a database system?
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The constraint that all primary keys must have non-null data values is referred to as which of the following?
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The constraint that all foreign keys must have either null values or the value of a primary key in another table is referred to as which of the following?
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Which of the following attributes in the Cash Receipts table (representing payments received from customers) would most likely be a foreign key?
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Cash receipt number
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Customer check number
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Customer number
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Cash receipt date
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Which activity is part of the sales order entry process?
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Which document often accompanies merchandise shipped to a customer?
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Picking ticket
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Packing slip
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Credit memo
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Sales order
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Which method is most likely used when a company offers customers discounts for prompt payment?
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Which of the following techniques is the most efficient way to process customer payments and update accounts receivable?
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Which of the following revenue cycle activities can potentially be eliminated by technology?
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Sales order entry
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Shipping
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Billing
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Cash collections
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The integrated database underlying an ERP system results in which of the following general threats to the revenue cycle?
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Inaccurate or invalid master data
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Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information
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Loss or destruction of data
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All of the above
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Which document is used to authorize the release of merchandise from the inventory control (warehouse) to shipping?
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Picking ticket
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Packing slip
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Shipping order
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Sales invoice
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Which of the following provides a means to both improve the efficiency of processing customer payments and to enhance control over those payments?
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For good internal control, who should approve credit memos?
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Credit manager
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Sales manager
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Billing manager
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Controller
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For good internal control over customer remittances, the mailroom clerk should separate the checks from the remittance advices and send the customer payments to which department?
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Billing
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Accounts receivable
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Cashier
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Sales
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What are the 6 interrelated components of an AIS system?
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Which of the following are characteristics of useful information?
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relevant
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timely
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inexpensive
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simple
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Which of the following activities are part of the expenditure cycle?
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Which of the following activities are part of the financing cycle?
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Which of the following are part of the human resources/payroll cycle?
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Hire a new assistant controller
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Decide how many units to make next month
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Sell concert tickets
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Record factory employee timecards
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Which of the following are part of the revenue cycle?
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Pay federal payroll taxes
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Sell concert tickets
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Decide how many units to make next month
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Collect payments on customer accounts
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Which of the 7 characteristics of information does the following situation represent? An accounts receivable aging report used in credit granting decisions. [blank_start]Relevant[blank_end].
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Relevant
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Reliable
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Complete
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Timely
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Understandable
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Verifiable
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Accessible
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Which of the 7 characteristics of information does the following situation represent? A report checked by 3 different people for accuracy. [blank_start]Reliable[blank_end].
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Reliable
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Relevant
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Complete
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Timely
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Understandable
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Verifiable
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Accessible
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Which of the 7 characteristics of information does the following situation represent? An accounts receivable aging report that included all customer accounts. [blank_start]Complete[blank_end].
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Complete
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Relevant
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Reliable
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Timely
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Understandable
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Verifiable
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Accessible
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Which of the 7 characteristics of information does the following situation represent? An accounts receivable aging report was received before the credit manager had to make a decision whether to extend customer credit. [blank_start]Timely[blank_end].
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Timely
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Relevant
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Reliable
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Complete
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Understandable
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Verifiable
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Accessible
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Which of the 7 characteristics of information does the following situation represent? The report was carefully designed so that the data contained on the report became information to the reader. [blank_start]Understandable[blank_end].
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Understandable
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Relevant
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Reliable
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Complete
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Timely
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Verifiable
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Accessible
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Which of the 7 characteristics of information does the following situation represent? The data on a report was checked by two clerks working independently. [blank_start]Verifiable[blank_end].
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Verifiable
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Relevant
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Reliable
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Complete
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Timely
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Understandable
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Accessible
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Which of the 7 characteristics of information does the following situation represent? The manager was working one weekend and needed to find some information about production requests for a certain customer. He was able to find the report on the company’s network. [blank_start]Accessible[blank_end].
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Accessible
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Relevant
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Reliable
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Complete
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Timely
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Understandable
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Verifiable