The small publishing company you work for wants to create a new database for storing information about all of their author contracts. What difficulties do you anticipate?
What will be an ideal response?
Data accuracy when the new data is input, establishing a good data model, determining which data is important and anticipating what the possible uses for the data will be, beyond looking up contract information, technical difficulties linking this system to existing systems, new business processes for data input and handling, and contracts management, determining how end users will use the data, making data definitions consistent with other databases, what methods to use to cleanse the data.
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On August 31 of the current year, the assets and liabilities of Gladstone, Inc. are as follows: Cash $30,000; Supplies, $600; Equipment, $10,000; Accounts Payable, $8,500. What is the amount of stockholders' equity as of August 31 of the current year?
A. $49,100. B. $32,100. C. $10,900. D. $30,900. E. $12,100.
What should a salesperson do if the prospect's name is unusual and difficult to spell?
A. Ask the prospect for the correct spelling B. Use the most common spelling C. Spell the name phonetically D. Pronounce the name in the way it is comfortable E. Reduce the usage of the name in the conversation
Which of the following is TRUE statement about volunteer motivation, from the survey taken by the Corporation for National and Community Service?
a. It fills time after retirement b. Meet people from all walks of life c. It could lead to a full time paid job d. Teenagers think volunteering is "cool" e. Some people volunteer because their religion requires it
If a company owns 90 percent or more of the outstanding shares of each class of a subsidiary company's stock, a merger may be effected with approval of the parent's board of directors alone, without resort to shareholders. This is called a:
A) parent-sub merger. B) board merger. C) short-cut merger. D) short-form merger.